Drones and how to kill them?

[Forest Green]

The moment a Russian Shahed drone was shot down over Mykolaiv this morning.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1912766967439675854

View: https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1912766967439675854

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCfpYI4qViQ

 

[timmymagic]

More on Project Ealing

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1vY5efYXMQ&t=8s&ab_channel=MinistryofDefence

 

[Forest Green]

In first, British Army uses radio-wave weapon to knock out drone swarm

The system zapped multiple drone targets simultaneously with near-instant effect, according to a government statement.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Forest Green]

Army to workshop XM30 CUAS system in the ether | InsideDefense.com

The Army's first "born digital" ground combat vehicle program, the XM30, needs a system to safeguard crews in a drone-saturated battlefield -- which is why Duality AI is supplying a virtual testing ground for the service to fine tune its counter-drone concept, according to an April 10 company...

insidedefense.com

Army C2 experiment in 2026 will include CUAS, high-altitude EW | InsideDefense.com

An Army command and control exercise scheduled for early 2026 will include a host of technologies such as electromagnetic protection, counter unmanned systems, sensor integration, robotics and high-altitude EW.

insidedefense.com

 

[bobbymike]

CBS story

U.K. touts successful test of new radio wave weapon to take down "swarms of drones"

The U.K. military has carried out a first successful test of a British-made "directed energy weapon" to down dozens of drones at once.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1913131993593749848

View: https://x.com/frenchforces/status/1913131993593749848

 

[Forest Green]

MQ-1C Gray Eagle Is Shooting Down Drones With Hellfire Missiles In Tests

Using the MQ-1C as a drone-hunter is a new development, and there are plans for new kinetic and laser weapons for the Gray Eagle.

www.twz.com

 

[Sineva]

This is the 5th MQ-9 shot down by the yemenis in only 3 weeks(!!).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1913309944364814562

At this rate it looks like they might be aiming to beat the record of 19 TB-2 Bayraktars lost in 6 months by the turks in libya back in 2020

 

[NMaude]

This is the 5th MQ-9 shot down by the yemenis in only 3 weeks(!!).

At this rate it looks like they might be aiming to beat the record of 19 TB-2 Bayraktars lost in 6 months by the turks in libya back in 2020

Out of how many MQ-9s? Isn't the USAF already replacing them?

 

[Scott Kenny]

Oh, look, someone shot down a completely undefended target again.