That’s a fixture!
Jamming guidance links might work on small commercial type drones which require either continuous operator control or a gps/glonass link to get where they`re told to go,however against a military grade drone with its own inertial navigation system that only requires occasional satnav updates or fixes,then jamming is going to be far less effective especially if the on board guidance is used in conjunction with systems like tercom and dsmac that can be used to provide navigation reference points if satnav is being jammed over a broad area.Ultimately jamming satnav would likely not have prevented the attack on the refinery.A small UAV force is actually easy to defeat electronically with new developments including jamming communications, and GPS data to prevent the drones from knowing where they are and eventually crashing/returning to base. Kinematic it is also easy to beat with developing radars for short range platforms like Pantsir, Tunguska, etc that are being made especially after Khmeimim airbase incident where Russians figured out they were lacking the ability to accurately track small RCS targets with little to no metal parts. If KSA had had any of these systems they would have been able to thwart the Iranian attack.
The Pantsyr-SM, also known as Pantsir-SM, is an upgraded variant of the Russian Air Force Pantsyr-S ground-based air defense system optimized for engaging unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and operations in the extreme cold Arctic climate. The upgraded air defense system will receive an extensive modernization to intercept UAVs and is expected to be ready for serial production by 2015. The Russian Armed Forces may take delivery of newly produced and older Pantsyr-S retrofitted to the Pantsyr-SM air defense system beginning in late 2015. In November 2017 it was revealed that the new weapon system will use new missiles which will increase the kill range to 40 kilometers.
And then there is laser systems which could have interesting in future because they will never miss really, and can take out targets in quick succession.
Jamming guidance links might work on small commercial type drones which require either continuous operator control or a gps/glonass link to get where they`re told to go,however against a military grade drone with its own inertial navigation system that only requires occasional satnav updates or fixes,then jamming is going to be far less effective especially if the on board guidance is used in conjunction with systems like tercom and dsmac that can be used to provide navigation reference points if satnav is being jammed over a broad area.
Ah,thats NOT the landing gear,thats the transport frame/trolley that the drone is mounted on.
well the yjust stationed 2 fighter squadrons, patriots and even THAAD to deal with iran, so US is slowly making the necessary moves to wage war against Iran. This maybe posturing but a US doesnt move such high cost weaponry for posturing alone
I think it would hurt everyone economically if that happens. especially here in the US, because Iran will hit back at trade routes. They cant fight successfully against US but they can sure create a lot of trouble unconventionally
