Global fight against terror, and the rapidly changing geopolitical situations, raise hot debates on urgently needed new designs and operational modes of efficient, low-cost, Jet-Engine-Steered (JES) strike drones, and about the expected roles of future UCLASS (Unmanned, Carrier-Launched, Surveillance & Strike), while current UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles) have failed to perform the needed strike missions. The role of the jet-engine community in this rapidly unfolding geopolitical situation is reviewed in the main text and in the Appendix.