The U.S. Army is moving to take on the coming threat of swarms of small drones. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn told reporters that the plan is to start with a drone killer for small, single UAVs, and then try to take on whole swarms. Allyn said that the service is currently looking at two different systems to address the threat. The first is Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Mobile Integrated capability, which blasts aircraft out of the sky either by jamming or shooting them. Another approach would involve the Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) system, which uses existing systems like the automated Phalanx close-in weapons system to track and shoot incoming small artillery rounds.
Another drone crash, another hint of a secret export. Pakistan air force drone crashed in Mianwali district, around 90 miles southwest of the capital of Islamabad. Imagery of the wreckage which surfaced online bears a strong resemblance to the Chinese Wing Loong drone, which itself bears a strong resemblance to the American Reaper drone. China has a longstanding defense relationship with Pakistan and reportedly transferred much of the technology for Pakistan's armed Burraq drone, which looks quite a bit like China's CH-3 unmanned aerial vehicle. Pakistani officials say the drone was carrying out surveillance over areas recently hit by floods. U.S. Army: Drones & Radar Problems
The U.S. Army is moving to take on the coming threat of swarms of small drones. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn told reporters that the plan is to start with a drone killer for small, single UAVs, and then try to take on whole swarms. Allyn said that the service is currently looking at two different systems to address the threat. The first is Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Mobile Integrated capability, which blasts aircraft out of the sky either by jamming or shooting them. Another approach would involve the Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) system, which uses existing systems like the automated Phalanx close-in weapons system to track and shoot incoming small artillery rounds.
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