Iran, Trump and drones
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Draganfly CEO Cameron Chell warns Iran’s low-cost unmanned systems can create saturation attacks against high-value naval targets.
Iran's drone carrier, the Shahid Bagheri, has been stationed in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz as a direct response to US naval presence in the region
Chell said Iran’s advantage is volume and cost rather than sophistication, pairing inexpensive warheads with cheap delivery platforms launched in large numbers. Iran’s growing use of swarming, low-cost one-way drones presents a credible threat to high-value US naval vessels,
Iran’s Starlink jamming and Ukraine’s drone war show commercial satellites now shape conflicts while space law lags behind, leaving militaries and private operators operating in a dangerous legal gray zone.
Hindustan Times on MSN
Arab nations panic as Iran floods skies with cheap killer drones, 80000 Shaheds aimed at US bases
New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Iran is reportedly sitting on a staggering stockpile of up to 80,000 Shahed drones, according to Defence Security Asia, signaling a major shift toward industrial scale drone attrition warfare.
The National Interest on MSN
Could Iran Defend Itself Against American Airstrikes? Here’s What to Know
Iran simply cannot maintain total control of its airspace during a US incursion—but its legacy air defense systems are still deadly, and could inflict pain on a reckless attacker.
Jan 29 (Reuters) - A batch of 1,000 drones was received by the various branches of the Iranian army, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday, amid growing tensions, with the U.S. President Donald Trump warning of an attack if Tehran refuses a nuclear deal.
The face-off has sent diplomatic shock waves across the region, with calls for negotiations to defuse tensions drawing in key regional actors.
If President Donald Trump does make the decision to strike Iran, these air defense deployments will give him more options and greater leeway than he had two weeks ago.
With Russian ground troops bogged down in a grinding war of attrition, Moscow is striving to press home its advantage in the skies – through an ever-evolving army of drones, courtesy of Iran. In early January,