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That's a question of deployment, not capability. They've been used widely in the Middle East against drones since the 2010s with considerable success.
by jandrewrogers 6mo ago
That's a question of deployment, not capability. They've been used widely in the Middle East against drones since the 2010s with considerable success.
- patrickmcnamara 6mo agoWhich system are you talking about?
- jandrewrogers 6mo agoAPKWS. The US took the old Vietnam-era unguided rocket pods (Hydra 70), of which they produce hundreds of thousands every year, and slapped a dirt-cheap guidance kit to the front of each rocket. Supposedly 90-95% effective. A bunch of countries are developing their own clones of the concept. A single F-16 can carry 42 missiles. They've been rapidly expanding the number of platforms they can attach these to.
- greedo 6mo agoYes, APKWS is a good solution, but it really wasn't used much for C-UAS before VAMPIRE was shipped to Ukraine.