U.S. Air Force Tests New Tech To Thwart Drones In Middle East
U.S. forces are under increasing threat from Iranian kamikaze drones, such as this one displayed in 2017.
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As three Iranian-made kamikaze drones attacked a U.S. and Syrian Democratic Forces outpost in Syria on Jan. 20, American troops launched three counterdrone systems that had been rushed to their base in the months before the attack, and they were able to use them to down two of the three Shaheds. U.S...
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