both sides are using fiber optic controls because they're using modded hobby grade drones which don't have phased array antennas, and fiber is far cheaper than

both sides are using fiber optic controls because they're using modded hobby grade drones which don't have phased array antennas, and fiber is far cheaper than a phased array antenna on a drone which is disposable. But the next gen of drones will have phased arrays because they're things that are hard to design, and expensive to make a small quantity of, but when you start making 10M+ drones, they become cheap, and obviously have more utility than fiber.