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2024-03-04 Africa Horn

U.S. is launching $2 million defense missiles to stop $2,000 Houthi drones, a discrepancy that the Yemeni rebel group has noted in its statements mocking Washington.

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-03-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [39 views ] Top
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#1
How about building a Drone Spider-web attack by adapting the already in use the computer controlled 1,000 drones shows concept.

Flight times range from 15 to 45 mins and have a 10km to 15km range.

Cost for the whole drone cloud under $2M and estimated drone survival percentages well over 75%+

Posted by NN2N1 2024-03-04 07:14|| 2024-03-04 07:14|| Front Page Top

#2 How about dropping a few old-fashioned stupid bombs on the important infrastructure points in Houti-land?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-04 11:20|| 2024-03-04 11:20|| Front Page Top

#3 the U.S. is launching $2 million defense missiles to stop $2,000 Houthi drones

Good for taunting, but a stupid form of accounting, IMHO. The value of a munition is not what it costs to produce, but what it can destroy. Does it sound silly to spend a few hundred bucks on a bullet-proof vest to protect your life against a $1 round of bullet?

Posted by SteveS 2024-03-04 11:38|| 2024-03-04 11:38|| Front Page Top

#4 p.s. The Gazooks played that game: cheap qassams vs. expensive Iron Dome missiles with Israel for years - what happens to Gaza now is the solution.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-04 11:47|| 2024-03-04 11:47|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ It is a fun game while it lasts, but eventually it becomes annoying and the offending side gets Gaza-fied.

Right now, we see an imbalance because our air defenses were designed to bring down fast movers - airplanes and missiles, both ballistic and cruise. Drones are tiny and slow in comparison and are easier to destroy. As drone warfare continues to grow in popularity, expect to see air defenses evolve to become more closely tailored to the problem.

Posted by SteveS 2024-03-04 12:34|| 2024-03-04 12:34|| Front Page Top

#6 yemen is a distraction. iran is the enemy. occupy chah badar.

Posted by irish rage boy 2024-03-04 12:53|| 2024-03-04 12:53|| Front Page Top

Drones are tiny and slow in comparison and are easier to destroy.

If they fly in a 1000 drone swarm, are they still easier to destroy?

Posted by Gromble Dribble4342 2024-03-04 14:32|| 2024-03-04 14:32|| Front Page Top

#8 DroneHunter® F700

Drone Threats: Evolving Toward Swarms

Posted by Skidmark 2024-03-04 16:42|| 2024-03-04 16:42|| Front Page Top

#9 one simple AFE bomb/missile will take care of a tight swarm...

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2024-03-04 19:16|| 2024-03-04 19:16|| Front Page Top

#10 What is the actual payload of those "tiny cheap swarm drones" ...a hand grenade? What is the effective range as well ...30 minutes flight and barely cross town?

Like every other weapon system they have to obey the Iron Law of Design Tradeoffs.

Posted by magpie 2024-03-04 21:27|| 2024-03-04 21:27|| Front Page Top

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