>>509649591
>War is always evolving, so what weapon or device will be a definitive counter to drones?
Shield drones.

You have 4 drones hovering around you.
enemy drone approaches, 1 off your shield drones suicide into enemy drone.
You now have effectiveness of 5 soldiers.

The math works out because your side has the affordable drones, while the west have expansive westoid drones.