Special forces Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi said on Saturday that his troops are “moving very slowly” and that ISIS fighters are responding with car bombs, snipers and dozens of armed drones.
ISIS is basically using toy drones as weapons but I didn't think one of them could carry a heavy enough payload to damage a tank. I doubt they have much military value other than some kind of psychological boost in saying they have a toy air force. However, these things are dangerous if directed against civilians in cities. Small payloads can seriously injure or kill somebody and these toys can certainly carry something like like anthrax or nerve agents. I saw one on YouTube with a gun mounted on it, turning it into a flying gun platform. They can be jammed but jamming might be drone specific so what works jams one might not jam another.
Special forces Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi said on Saturday that his troops are “moving very slowly” and that ISIS fighters are responding with car bombs, snipers and dozens of armed drones.
Drones are becoming a potent weapon...
But France is working on a novel approach to defending against drones:
French Army Trains Eagles To Fight Drone Terrorism
ISIS is basically using toy drones as weapons but I didn't think one of them could carry a heavy enough payload to damage a tank. I doubt they have much military value other than some kind of psychological boost in saying they have a toy air force. However, these things are dangerous if directed against civilians in cities. Small payloads can seriously injure or kill somebody and these toys can certainly carry something like like anthrax or nerve agents. I saw one on YouTube with a gun mounted on it, turning it into a flying gun platform. They can be jammed but jamming might be drone specific so what works jams one might not jam another.