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‘Even now, drones appear periodically’
The Marines believe moving advanced technology into their smallest units will allow those forces to operate farther apart, making them harder to find.
The 31st Air Task Force sharpened and refined a layered counter-small unmanned aerial system defense capability, culminating in a kinetic “final denial” live-fire demonstration.
The Delta system pulls together battlefield data to identify targets, creating a miles-wide “kill zone.” The technology is credited with helping to cut Russian advances to a near standstill.
The tech giant says it does not sell the devices in Russia, but they are widely available on resale markets. When purchased that way, they are virtually impossible to track.
The Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Luxmoore joins Morning Joe to discuss his new reporting on Iryna Terekh, a furniture designer who has revolutionized Ukraine’s drone capabilities. Terekh, Luxmoore says, sheltered for days in Bucha as Russians took over, an experience he says encouraged her to join Ukraine’s defense industry. Now, she leads a 7,000-person defense company whose long-range drones and missiles are hitting Russian targets.
U.S. Central Command announced efforts to establish the first multidomain, multinational attack drone task force, which will employ one-way attack drones operated by military support staff from the United States and regional partners.
The new unit, Task Force Falcon Strike, will employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems from above and in the ocean.
The aircraft, which cost up to $50 million each, have seen heavy use around the Strait of Hormuz — but they are relatively easy targets for Iran and its proxies.