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fromBusiness Insider
20 hours ago

In a first, a US Navy warship in the Middle East just launched a one-way attack drone

Vice Adm. Curt Renshaw, the head of US Naval Forces Central Command, said the "first successful launch of LUCAS from a naval vessel marks a significant milestone in rapidly delivering affordable and effective" drones to American military personnel. The drone launched from the Santa Barbara belonged to a new squadron based in the Middle East that operates the LUCAS systems, one-way attack drones that resemble the Iranian-designed Shahed-136 widely used by Russia in attacks against Ukraine.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Ukraine's first 'drone wall' is about to see action combating Russia's most menacing threats, its Western maker says

A Western company built a deployable 'drone wall' of small intercepting drones that destroys incoming Russian attack drones and glide bombs before they reach targets.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

China showed off how it fires Shahed-like drones from a truck-mounted multiple launch system

China's PLA publicly conducted a live-fire exercise launching ASN-301 long-range delta-wing loitering munitions designed to detect and destroy enemy air-defense radars.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The US military wants Shahed-style drones for a Pacific fight. A Virginia company says it has the answer.

The US military is pursuing inexpensive, Shahed-style long-range loitering strike drones, with Auterion developing a mass-producible deep-strike system tested in Ukraine.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

US general says the Army needs drones like the Shaheds Russia is slamming into Ukrainian cities

The US Army needs cheap, long-range one-way drones like Shahed-style loitering munitions to augment strikes and overwhelm defenses in the Indo-Pacific.
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fromBusiness Insider
7 months ago

Check out the Hellhound, a 375-mph 3D-printed turbojet-powered exploding drone competing for a spot in the US Army's arsenal

Cummings Aerospace's Hellhound loitering munition is unique for its speed, modular design, and 3D-printed structure, distinguishing it from other similar drones.
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