Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the USAF
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Apaches as rapidly redeployable LAA-CUAS batteries.
As the original launch vehicles for the 30mm x 113 cannons popular on MSHORAD and EOS Slinger systems among others as well as launching the 70mm APKWS used effectively on the VAMPIRE system and F16s to take down drones over Ukraine and the Red Sea.
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As the original launch vehicles for the 30mm x 113 cannons popular on MSHORAD and EOS Slinger systems among others as well as launching the 70mm APKWS used effectively on the VAMPIRE system and F16s to take down drones over Ukraine and the Red Sea.
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache's Counter-Drone Capability Rapidly Matures
Apaches scored 13 drone kills out of 14 engagements during Operation Flyswatter, reflecting the AH-64’s evolving counter-UAS capabilities. Apaches scored 13 drone kills out of 14 engagements during Operation Flyswatter, reflecting the AH-64’s evolving counter-UAS capabilities.
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Ukraine's Sting interceptor is now fast enough to catch the jet powered Geran-3, about ~343km/h.
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From the non-profit that developed them.
Ukrainians say their cheap interceptor drones are catching Russia's new turbojet Shaheds
Russia's turbojet Geran-3s are much faster than the usual Shaheds, but Ukrainians that their cheap interceptors took several down for the first time.
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From the non-profit that developed them.
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F16s with APKWS II 70mm Hydras and older AIM-9M Sidewinders = 108 splashed drones in 8 months
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108 Enemy Aircraft Downed, $25M Saved How F-16s Beat Houthis With Obsolete Missiles, APKWS | Defense Express
In just eight months of deployment, F-16 squadron under Lt. Col. William Parks shot down 108 aerial targets
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Speaks for itself.
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France is two years from fielding drone swarms in its armed forces
“Obviously, in a dehumanized combat, there’s a sort of coldness behind it all that somewhat gives you goosebumps," a French Army official predicted.
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Project Talon? By Northrop? Long and slender design?
Northrop's T-38 Talon trainer, the F-5 by any other name, is a long and slender design?
Is this a simplified F-5?
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Northrop's T-38 Talon trainer, the F-5 by any other name, is a long and slender design?
Is this a simplified F-5?
Project Talon: Northrop unveils new loyal wingman drone design - Breaking Defense
Project Talon is Northrop Grumman's newly revealed loyal wingman drones, designed to fly along fighter jets into combat.
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This becoming standard.
The autonomous dogfighting drone that this Canadian company is developing can mount a shotgun, flechette, or missile effector, along with the expected jamming etc capability
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And the US is copying the Shahed...
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Iranian drone clone now a US Central Command weapon - Asia Times
The US Central Command, a vital player in Middle East security, is now flying a clone of an Iranian drone. The US drone is a copy of the Shaheed 136, the
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Battlefield factories...
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Firestorm Labs has designed a small, mobile factory that the company says can fabricate virtually any model of drone or drone part. Each factory consists of two 20-foot shipping containers, outfitted with industrial-grade HP printers. Set-up requires just two to four people, and the company estimates that each factory can currently churn out about 17 small-to-mid-sized drones drones per week. The company also has two of its own drone designs.
How do you get cheap military drones fast? 3D-print them on the battlefield.
The US is light years behind China in drone production. Firestorm Labs aims to solve that problem with small, mobile factories.
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Firestorm Labs has designed a small, mobile factory that the company says can fabricate virtually any model of drone or drone part. Each factory consists of two 20-foot shipping containers, outfitted with industrial-grade HP printers. Set-up requires just two to four people, and the company estimates that each factory can currently churn out about 17 small-to-mid-sized drones drones per week. The company also has two of its own drone designs.
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And the US is copying the Shahed...
Iranian drone clone now a US Central Command weapon - Asia Times
The US Central Command, a vital player in Middle East security, is now flying a clone of an Iranian drone. The US drone is a copy of the Shaheed 136, the
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Pentagon deploys first one-way attack squadron using Shahed-136 derivative
US Central Command has activated its first one-way attack squadron, operating strike drones reverse-engineered from Iran's Shahed-136 kamikaze aircraft - marking a major shift toward low-cost offensive drone capabilities.
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Interesting German unit …
