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2018-01-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Russians asking for help after swarming drone attacks

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Posted by 3dc 2018-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Somebody elsewhere commented that this solution would stop attacks like the above:
Silent-Archer-Counter-UAS

Posted by 3dc 2018-01-15 00:05|| 2018-01-15 00:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Time for Metalstorm!

Posted by Skidmark 2018-01-15 00:40|| 2018-01-15 00:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Bellingcat has some pictures of these flying lawnmowers.

Posted by newc 2018-01-15 00:53|| 2018-01-15 00:53|| Front Page Top

#4 My guess is that the PETN is more like SEMTEX, which is a mixture of PETN, RDX, a plasticizer and an binder.

I can see a lot of use for a good smartphone in this application, as it has most of the features needed to perform this mission. I wonder how they got the coordinates of the planes---good gps and sneaking up with a laser to get an accurate fix, then maybe using image recognition.

The delivery vehicle is somewhat crude, but it works, and parts are common not to raise eyebrows when purchasing them.

I was thinking of some terrorist outfit that has been pounded by the Russians, buying the electronic packages, and paying some individual to do the engineering for a goodly price.

A very interesting integration of systems.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2018-01-15 00:54|| 2018-01-15 00:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Great source newc! Thanks!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2018-01-15 01:19|| 2018-01-15 01:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Way too sophisticated for Arabs. Or Turks.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-01-15 01:50|| 2018-01-15 01:50|| Front Page Top

#7 ...I still say there was no 'swarm' attack. One or two drones might have gotten through and gotten a lucky hit (or given ~~Soviet~~ Russian explosives safety traditions, come down just about anywhere and set off an explosion)but something like this in something that small, not to mention the furious blame-everybody-in-range? Not buying it for a minute.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-01-15 05:57|| 2018-01-15 05:57|| Front Page Top

#8 Pan Kozlowski you should know how Russians think - if it wasn't huge, they'd just preserve face.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-01-15 06:02|| 2018-01-15 06:02|| Front Page Top

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