"A riveting account of one of the most significant developments in contemporary warfare – the evolution and proliferation of drones. This is a very important book." – General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and Coalition and US Forces in Afghanistan, and former Director of the CIA
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN SANA media in Syria says air defense confronted aerial threats near Jebleh (جبلة) on June 23, just after midnight. https://twitter.com/AlmanarBreaking/status/1275163467096436738 Subsequent articles say the air defense "prevented" a drone attack. Numerous websites reported the battle against drones near Jableh. RT says the same thing. Lebanese media added the following: " For …
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In Jordan in 2019 US forces learned and showcased abilities with drones and counter-drones. In one photo a Marine shows how to use a Parrot Disco drone at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center. "Soldiers were taught to recognize drone maneuvers in response to increased use by adversaries." A Phantom 4 was also used. …
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The US says that 2017 was the first time a soldier destroyed a UAV with a laser. It happened at Fort Sill on May 18, 2017 on a pleasant spring day. A story about the incident says that the drone came over the horizon and soldiers downed it with a laser. "Sounds like something from …
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A unit of the US Air Force decided to drill against drones in 2016 in San Antonio with the 25th Air Force. The training apparently came as a result of a real incident where a small surveillance drone was rigged with an IED so that it injured local forces that picked it up. "Due to …
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Back in 2016 when everyone was experimenting with how to confront the emerging drone threats, US forces at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio used a counter-UAS system with a net to snare a DJI S1000 drone. This was par of the "2016 Air Force Research Laboratory Commanders Challenge at the Nevada National Security Site, …
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."
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 …
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