[MeganC]

Sounds like “Enders Game”

[JamesP81]

Sounds like “Enders Game”

The drone carriers as seen in the movie I think are a pretty good representation of what it's going to look like, though I think IRL we would dispense with the dreadnoughts they had in Ender's Game.

The drones were disposable but effective combat vehicles. Some might be fitted with nukes for surface strikes. The drone itself can also be used as a kinetic energy weapon if it has a long enough run to get enough velocity built up.