breakfastmtnMar 5

US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn

https://piefed.ca/c/world/p/571012/us-may-not-have-capacity-to-take-down-full-barrage-of-iranian-drones-officials-warn

US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn

***Chair of joint chiefs of staff and others in classified meeting said Iran is trying to get US to spend its munitions*** Top military offici…

Show threadTachyonTele

It’s crazy to me that the US doesn’t have “fuck you” hoards of weapons and tech, ready to go at any time.

Hollywood did a number on me.

Mar 5 at 4:00amWeb
Show threadprocrastitronMar 5

It’s asymmetric. The weapons you need to take out a swarm of drones are orders of magnitude more expensive (and complicated) than the drones.

So, any horde of such weapons cannot be replenished as quickly as the drones can.

Show threadEcho DotMar 5

The US hasn’t really invested in anti-drone weapons, despite the obvious risk they pose as demonstrated in Ukraine.

So instead they’re trying to blow up a $200 drone with a multi-million dollar missile, and they don’t even have a 100% hit rate. Things like RF jammers, real big nets, and big foam darts would be just as effective if not more so as they could take up multiple target simultaneously, and considerably cheaper and reusable. But nope.