Everyone knows that sound: the high-pitched whir of an unmanned aircraft system, racing through the air overhead. To a soldier below, it’s the sound of lost control. As warfighters struggle to deal with this new sense of vulnerability, the mere sound of drones has become a source of post-traumatic stress disorder — a strong indicator of drones’ psychological potency. It’s time to openly discuss what such cognitive dynamics mean for military influence operations.Most assessments of drone capabilities focus on their kinetic effects. The dark corners of the internet are rife with videos of ingenious drone sorties targeting entrenched Russian conscripts.The post It’s Time to Think About (and Fear) Drones and Psychological Operations appeared first on War on the Rocks.