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USAF Tests Interceptor Drone To Hunt Iranian Shahed-Style Threat
USAF Tests Interceptor Drone To Hunt Iranian Shahed-Style Threat
Defense Blog's Dylan Malyasov reports that U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Airmen tested a counter-drone interceptor in Arizona, designed as a low-cost solution against one-way attack drones, such as Iran's Shahed drone.
Malyasov said the Guardian-1 Interceptor from defense startup Powerus was recently tested at the Arizona Army National Guard's Florence Military Reservation and involved Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron, 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, and 316th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD.
The field training exercise allowed the Guardian-1 Interceptor to intercept...
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