Author of 'Swarm Troopers: How small drones will conquer the world,' following cutting-edge military technology in general and the drone warfare revolution in particular.
The Kremlin Pulled Sailors Off The Decrepit Aircraft Carrier ‘Admiral Kuznetsov’ And Sent Them To Fight, And Die, In Ukraine The U.S. Marine Corps is getting a new type of air defense weapon, a high-powered microwave that zaps drones out of the sky. Known as Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm, or ExDECS, it is the latest version of the
Electronic jamming, previously seen as the best solution to drones, has proven partially effective at best in Ukraine. Many soldiers in Ukraine carry shotguns to defend themselves against FPVs. These sometimes work, but the odds are getting progressively worse as the drones multiply. Existing U.S. defenses might be pushed to deal with this sort of onslaught, as even one drone getting through can knock out the defending weapon. But tackling masses of drones at once is exactly what ExDECS is designed for – that’s why ‘Counter Swarm’ is part of its name.
“Perhaps most importantly, it is cost efficient with drone defeats for five cents per shot,” says Lowery.
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