Drones vs Missiles

[Phantasmal]

According to reporting by Bloomberg News, Tehran is leaning heavily on cheap, expendable drones to drain America’s far more expensive air defense missiles.

The fight is quickly becoming a high stakes contest of stockpiles rather than pure firepower.

Iran’s $20K Drones Are Forcing the U.S. to Fire $4 Million Missiles

As U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound targets inside Iran for a fourth consecutive day, a different kind of battle is unfolding in the skies over the Middle East. According to reporting by Bloomberg Ne...

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[Dutch Uncle]

According to reporting by Bloomberg News, Tehran is leaning heavily on cheap, expendable drones to drain America’s far more expensive air defense missiles.

The fight is quickly becoming a high stakes contest of stockpiles rather than pure firepower.

Iran’s $20K Drones Are Forcing the U.S. to Fire $4 Million Missiles

As U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound targets inside Iran for a fourth consecutive day, a different kind of battle is unfolding in the skies over the Middle East. According to reporting by Bloomberg Ne...

www.yahoo.com

Drones have come a long ways thanks to the war in Ukraine and multiple nations researching them. They are cheap and very effective.

US confirms first combat use of LUCAS one-way attack drone in Iran strikes

The Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drone, is a one-way attack drone reverse-engineered after the Iranian Shahed-136.

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The Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drone, was launched as part of Operation Epic Fury, which targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and military airfields, CENTCOM officials announced....

...The LUCAS platform is a one-way attack drone reverse-engineered after the Iranian Shahed-136.

Built by the Arizona-based SpektreWorks, the drone, which can be launched via catapults, rocket-assisted takeoff and mobile ground systems, is a spinoff of the company’s FLM 136 target model, one designed for counter-drone training while simulating Iran’s Shahed variant.

The FLM 136 model carries a range capability of around 500 miles, with a maximum payload of 40 pounds, or “roughly twice the explosive yield of a hellfire missile,” according to Alex Hollings, host of Sandboxx News’ FirePower.

With a maximum takeoff weight of 180 pounds, the FLM 136 is significantly lighter than the Iranian Shahed. The platforms are also immensely more cost-effective — and scalable — compared to the more advanced munitions in the U.S. arsenal, carrying a price tag of around $35,000 per unit.

 

[zymurgy]

The U.S. Just Sent Cheap Kamikaze Drones into Combat for the First Time

The U.S. military just deployed a new class of low-cost drones in combat for the first time. By “low-cost” drones, it means these aren’t your standard fighter

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same author

 

[Lionfish]

According to reporting by Bloomberg News, Tehran is leaning heavily on cheap, expendable drones to drain America’s far more expensive air defense missiles.

The fight is quickly becoming a high stakes contest of stockpiles rather than pure firepower.

Iran’s $20K Drones Are Forcing the U.S. to Fire $4 Million Missiles

As U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound targets inside Iran for a fourth consecutive day, a different kind of battle is unfolding in the skies over the Middle East. According to reporting by Bloomberg Ne...

www.yahoo.com

Phannie, you don't think the US is using drones?

 

[Lionfish]

 

[Cypress]

Phannie, you don't think the US is using drones?

Not for air defense. My understanding is you can only stop incoming drones with missiles or other conventional ordinance. That's the point of the article.

 

[tsuke11]

Im kinda tired of this comparison. Of course defense costs more than offense. You have to factor in the cost of the thing your defending as well.

For example in olden times a sword was much cheaper than a suit of armor. Do you send your guys naked into battle? No they would die while the opponent lives. Much like the romans proved. No your armor protects the trained guy underneath who you invested in and makes your army last longer.

In this case a 1m dollar missile is also protecting a 1billion dollar installation.

In any case for many of these interceptors this will be their last war. The next generation of anti-drone tech like Dragonfire and IronBeam is already in small scale production.

 

[tsuke11]

Not for air defense. My understanding is you can only stop incoming drones with missiles or other conventional ordinance. That's the point of the article.

drones can be stopped by lasers too

 

[Stone]

According to reporting by Bloomberg News, Tehran is leaning heavily on cheap, expendable drones to drain America’s far more expensive air defense missiles.

The fight is quickly becoming a high stakes contest of stockpiles rather than pure firepower.

Iran’s $20K Drones Are Forcing the U.S. to Fire $4 Million Missiles

As U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound targets inside Iran for a fourth consecutive day, a different kind of battle is unfolding in the skies over the Middle East. According to reporting by Bloomberg Ne...

www.yahoo.com

YAYYYYYYYYY,....As she CHEERS on Iran!!!!! Don't soil yourself now. Pro tip,....all the Libturd cheering and well wishing in the world wont make one little bit of difference. Irans fate was sealed the moment the first bomb dropped. In fact,...it wouldn't surprise me at all if a year from now or so there were statues erected of POTUS Trump and streets named in his honor in Iran. The Iranian people who crave freedom are very grateful to OUR President.

 

[Hawkeye10]

According to reporting by Bloomberg News, Tehran is leaning heavily on cheap, expendable drones to drain America’s far more expensive air defense missiles.

The fight is quickly becoming a high stakes contest of stockpiles rather than pure firepower.

Iran’s $20K Drones Are Forcing the U.S. to Fire $4 Million Missiles

As U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound targets inside Iran for a fourth consecutive day, a different kind of battle is unfolding in the skies over the Middle East. According to reporting by Bloomberg Ne...

www.yahoo.com

Iran still has most of its best missiles, and the Imperial Empire has little defense against them.....what they are trying to do is drop enough bombs that they are sealed underground and cant be used.

 

[zymurgy]

Im kinda tired of this comparison. Of course defense costs more than offense. You have to factor in the cost of the thing your defending as well.

For example in olden times a sword was much cheaper than a suit of armor. Do you send your guys naked into battle? No they would die while the opponent lives. Much like the romans proved. No your armor protects the trained guy underneath who you invested in and makes your army last longer.

In this case a 1m dollar missile is also protecting a 1billion dollar installation.

In any case for many of these interceptors this will be their last war. The next generation of anti-drone tech like Dragonfire and IronBeam is already in small scale production.

when you take into account that these people are actively rooting against us in the war so they can win elections, these threads make more sense

 

[Hawkeye10]

when you take into account that these people are actively rooting against us in the war so they can win elections, these threads make more sense

When you realize that America is yet again the bad guy of the story.....

 

[zymurgy]

When you realize that America is yet again the bad guy of the story.....

^when the shit stain chimes in

you still got your popcorn ready for the first 24 hours retardo

"captain doom and gloom"

 

[Jake Starkey]

(1) Has the US ramped up drone production, and (2) how good are they for air defense against other drones?

The United States has significantly increased drone production, and drones have become an important—though imperfect—tool for air defense against other drones. The two issues are linked: the U.S. is scaling production because modern conflicts (Ukraine, Red Sea, Middle East) have shown that drone‑on‑drone combat is now a core requirement of modern warfare.

 

[tsuke11]

The US actually copied the Iranian Shahed drone and is using it for the first time in this war.

 

[Ross Dolan]

These shit-stain MAGA morons would be going ape shit with indignation if someone like Obama or Biden were doing what the Moron-in-Chief is doing right now.

But...giving due what is due...Trump is almost a shoo-in for the Nobel Peace Prize next year. He not only stopped the 8 wars he claimed for this year's prize, he now has wars in Iran and Columbia to shut down.

The guy is a fucking peace monger.

 

[Nordberg]

I read the Iranian drone factory is way under the ground and safe from our attacks. They are working hard to keep the supply going. A general said they would need ground troops to take out the factory.

 

[zymurgy]

I read the Iranian drone factory is way under the ground and safe from our attacks. They are working hard to keep the supply going. A general said they would need ground troops to take out the factory.

you read something that fits your desired outcome, so it is obviously true

 

[goat]

According to reporting by Bloomberg News, Tehran is leaning heavily on cheap, expendable drones to drain America’s far more expensive air defense missiles.

The fight is quickly becoming a high stakes contest of stockpiles rather than pure firepower.

Iran’s $20K Drones Are Forcing the U.S. to Fire $4 Million Missiles

As U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound targets inside Iran for a fourth consecutive day, a different kind of battle is unfolding in the skies over the Middle East. According to reporting by Bloomberg Ne...

www.yahoo.com

Not one drop of oil will leave the Persian Gulf. The world runs on oil so how long can the US fuel the war machine?

 

[Phantasmal]

Not one drop of oil will leave the Persian Gulf. The world runs on oil so how long can the US fuel the war machine?

Good question