The US Patriot battery PAC-2 missiles can be used agains drones. A unit at Al-Udeid in 2015 made this clear when it was noted that it could defend against "tactical ballistic missiles and drones."
Author: Seth Frantzman
Oped Editor, PhD, Assistant Professor, photographer, traveller, political commentator, satirist
Lasers used to kill UAVs
In 2014 lasers were used at White Sands to take down a drone. The drill saw a drone badly burned and damaged by a HEL-MD laser. The military said at the time that "unmanned aircraft similar to this drone are becoming a rapidly expanding threat and developing weapons to counter them is a priority for …
Check out the experimental X-47
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The secretive and stealthy X-47 can be seen on videos from 2013. That year "the U.S. Navy has carried out the first successful catapult launch of an unmanned aircraft from a carrier deck." It was done on the George H.W Bush carrier. The futuristic drone looked like something from a movie. …
Welcome to the Tiger Shark
The Tiger Shark is shown in 2011 during a drill. It was first delivered in 2006 and carried out 4,000 missions and 20,000 flight hours. 'The Tiger Shark UAV is the result of a rapid deployment effort by the Naval Air Systems Command special surveillance program to fulfill urgent operational needs." Later another drone will …
The US Gray Eagle was deployed to Iraq in 2010
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A search through the photo archives of the Department of Defense reveals a photo of drones being deployed to Iraq in 2010. "Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft makes its way down an airfield on Camp Taji, Iraq, before a surveillance mission in the Baghdad area. F Company, “FENIX,” will become an official …
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