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BumRushDaShow

(168,540 posts) Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:09 AM 4 hrs ago

U.S. will send anti-drone system to Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say

Source: PBS News/AP

Mar 6, 2026 7:11 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — An American anti-drone system proven to work against Russian drones in Ukraine will soon be sent to the Middle East to bolster U.S. defenses against Iranian drones, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday.

While the U.S. has used Patriot and THAAD missile systems to take down Iranian missiles successfully, there are limited effective anti-drone defenses now in the Middle East, according to a U.S. defense official, one of two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters.

The U.S. response to countering Iran's Shahed drones has been "disappointing," the other U.S. official said, particularly because the drones fired by Iran are a much more basic version of the same drone that Russia is continuously refining and updating in its war in Ukraine.

The effort to bolster U.S. anti-drone capabilities in the Middle East underscores concerns about the planning for an Iranian retaliatory response across the region to the American and Israeli strikes. Persian Gulf countries have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their territory.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-will-send-anti-drone-system-to-mideast-after-successful-use-in-ukraine-officials-say

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U.S. will send anti-drone system to Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago OP

US will also have to train people as well......................... Lovie777 3 hrs ago #1

Low and slow... Hugin 3 hrs ago #2

Lovie777

(22,703 posts)

1. US will also have to train people as well.........................

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:32 AM

3 hrs ago

so a sizable amount of the Pentagon's budget will be focused on protecting the oil. Warships escorting oil tankers, submarines scoring enemy warships, and US boots on the ground.

ICE also gets a sizable amount as well from our treasury.

Military in a smaller capacity in Valenzuela, mining also for precious minerals, gold, sliver, and of course oil.

Toppling Cuba.

And gawd knows what else this administration is doing besides bankrupting the USA,

Hugin

(37,775 posts)

2. Low and slow...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:09 AM

3 hrs ago

From the images I have seen they are typically constructed of particle board covered by a veneer of carbon fiber fabric.

Small radar signature.

They still do have all of the vulnerabilities of a conventional aircraft. There’s nothing magical or unknown about them.

From the reports, much of the civilian damage occurs when they are downed over populated areas.

What is lacking is planning and strategy. In a word, analysis. It’s not like the threat hasn’t been known for decades. So, the flailing will continue as long as Armageddon Kegsbreath and Squirrel the First are at the wheel.

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