The US Army has been surging cheap interceptor drone purchases to flip the cost war with Iran's Shaheds

The US-made Merops system, which has logged more than 1,000 interceptions in Ukraine, is deployed to the Middle East.

Cheap Interceptor Drones Proven In Ukraine Protected U.S. Troops Against Iranian Shaheds

The Army's top official lauded the Merops drone's performance defending against Iranian long-range kamikaze drones.
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Penny-pinching precision: How cheap drones are breaking expensive armies

Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have propelled drones into the headlines. The word “drone” now stretches to cover ...

The West is preparing for cheap drone attacks, but many businesses and civilians can only watch, not stop them

With few options available, businesses and the wealthy in the West are buying drone detectors, a technology used often in ...

Iran's cheap drones are a drain on the U.S. weapons stockpile. Could lasers help fend them off?

The Iran war is testing the U.S. military's ability to combat Iran's drones in a cost-effective way. Emerging laser tech, designed to zap drones out of the sky, may help.
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Cheap drones are reshaping modern warfare — and catching the U.S. off guard

Wladimir van Wilgenburg stands in a residential neighborhood in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and points out incoming drones high in the sky. "The U.S. defense systems, as you can see, are ...