Post #2119275
2026-03-25 03:38 UTC
NORTHCOM claims to have "defeated" a drone at an unspecified base "In the early hours of Operation EPIC FURY last month, a deployed [fly-away kit] successfully detected and defeated sUAS operating over a strategic U.S. installation"
Also "So far, NORTHCOM has only one fly-way kit, but more should be delivered 'in the Spring of 2026''"
One. You watched a big chunk of Russia's strategic bomber fleet burn down 9 months ago and you have *one*
https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-battled-drone-incursions-over-key-bases-at-home-after-launch-of-epic-fury
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@reedmideke@mastodon.social 2026-03-25 03:42
"Some of that might be due to the fact that we have more detection capability now than we did in the past, and then our ability to defeat them has improved. Whereas a year ago, almost every one that was detected was not defeated, now about a quarter of the ones that we detect we’re able to defeat" So if they're routinely "defeating" now, someone is presumably picking up the pieces and analyzing, right? Or does "defeat" mean we pressed the jam button and it went away? https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-battled-drone-incursions-over-key-bases-at-home-after-launch-of-epic-fury