When every move can be seen… who still has the nerve to advance?
As featured in
Wargames Illustrated · Issue 467
November 2026 — read the coverage in Press & Listings →
The games
Drone Front — modern miniature wargames
Looking for a modern wargame where drones shape every move? Drone Front brings armour, infantry and swarms of drones to a battlefield with nowhere to hide. Choose the drone warfare wargame that fits your table: two distinct games, two scales.
Drone Front Skirmish is a miniature wargame for 10–28mm models, including 28mm modern wargaming with detailed drone configurations and custom munitions. Drone Front Operations covers larger battles with 2–10mm models, including 6mm modern wargaming where C3, supply and reinforcements drive the fight.
Introduction
Two games, one film
A short walkthrough of what Drone Front is and how Skirmish and Operations differ — the fastest way in before you pick a scale.
Two games
Pick your scale
Drone Front Skirmish
The larger models. Up to 18 units per side on the table, every one of them worth watching. Advanced rules for UAV, UGV and USVs including custom munitions.
Supplement 1: Scenarios — out 14 October 2026
Open the page →Drone Front Operations
The smaller models. Up to 32 units per side. A whole battle on the table — HQ, C3, Supply and reinforcements in play.
Supplement 1: Combat Enablers — out 8 October 2026
Open the page →Just released
A supplement for each game
Skirmish - Supplement 1: Scenarios
Twenty-one scenarios built on the Skirmish core rules. Sixteen follow the evolution of drone warfare in Ukraine from 2022 to 2026; five cover earlier, disputed and fictional conflicts beyond Ukraine.
Open in Wargame Vault →Operations - Supplement 1: Combat Enablers
One hundred Combat Enabler cards across ten categories — air and missile defence, electronic warfare, intelligence, engineering, deception, logistics, special operations, joint fires and unmanned systems. Each player secretly builds a hand from a points budget before deployment.
Open in Wargame Vault →Each supplement is also included in its game's COMPLETE w. STLs bundle on Wargame Vault.
Miniatures
One Miniature range
Skirmish and Operations draw on the same printable drone files — UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) and USV (unmanned surface vessel) models in one collection. Print them large for a 28 mm skirmish or small for a battle line, and mix the parts however the scenario asks.
STL downloads for resin and FDM machines, sold on Wargame Vault and MyMiniFactory. Figures, terrain and bases are not included.
Eyes in the sky
Recon drones reveal enemy positions. Hiding is a skill, not a given.
Unmanned Strike
Drones are the key weapon. UAVs, UGVs and USVs all have a role to play
Dig in or move
Trenches, cover and electronic warfare decide who survives the next turn.
Coming next
The battlefield keeps evolving
Operations – Supplement 2: Historical Scenarios
A new collection of operational-level scenarios based on historical and contemporary battles.
Drone Front STL Collection – Volume 2
New UAVs, UGVs and USVs, with additional chassis, weapons, sensors and payload options.
Drone Front Operations – The Board Game
A hex-based adaptation of Operations, designed as a self-contained board game with printable components.