Those predator, GH, etc. drones squawk IFF modes and codes like any other aircraft.
I thought the reason we hadn't had any KIAs up to this point was precisely because our point defense of these bases was solid.
Pred/ Reaper/ Global Hawk are national-level strategic assets. Tactical UAS can't take the endurance and payload penalty of lugging a Mode-C transponder, so most of them have Mode A that just squawks. sUAS in this class have nothing.
The reason isn't what you want to hear, but Shahed-136, aka Geran-2 in Neo-Soviet service, is a world class weapon. Just like Bayraktar, a few years back- everyone wants to get their hands on it. It is becoming proliferated- and there's not much we can do about it.
It's exactly the weapon I've been wanting to develop- robust, expeditionary, and highly effective. The AK of "Kamikaze Drones" / one-way UAS/ loitering munitions.
CRAM works good on... rockets, artillery, and mortars (go figure) but not as good against threats of this type. If it has a nice parabola to calculate then it can get on target (like the way Q-36 works). The low level flight, climb, dive bomb profile (or other profile) is more difficult.
Also all Air Defense Systems manufacturers push fake numbers. It was the same for Patriot in Gulf I as it was for Iron Dome today. Nothhing in the real world approaches those figures they throw out.
160+ is since 07 October and our collaboration. It was like 60-80 attacks over several years across the whole theater before that. The only time we were safe/ no attacks? During the Ceasefire.
For you military types what is the purpose for this Tower 22 base and is the location important?
Lots of photos floating around in the past day of what this tower 22 base looks like, satilite images.
It is more developed and much bigger then what my expectations were.
Purpose of Tower 22 is a Log Hub to support al Tanff.
Purpose of al Tanff is to protect the Conoco Phillips Oil stake.
It's cheaper for them than hiring security to steal the resources of the locals.
The theory is that if we keep a presence in these areas without law or any government's control we can prevent one of these jihadi groups from gaining steam.
It's messier than that- Syria is Ba'athists, Islamists, and Kurds.
The Ba'athists are led by that eye Doctor with a beautiful wife and family, who wears pants and makes laws in a parliament. They are supported by Rooskie animals.
The Islamists are led by whoever is currently at the top of the kill list, and are ISIS-with-deodorant/ Moderate Rebels. They are supported by Isr*el and the CIA.
The Kurds are led by the SDF CoC, and we like them. They are supported by the US DoD.
I don't have a survey handy, but I read it's actually on Syrian soil ...When a foreign country has a base in your territory I think there's a good chance you don't have control over it...
You read that the same place I did- on fake news Rooskie Telegram. It's an Information Op. Tower 22 is 100% in Jordan, and these were support soldiers.
When a foreign country has a base in your territory, you attack it. That's why nobody is surprised and nobody is outraged.
unlike terror group MEK Obama admin
Unless someone publishes sat picts of the damage the attack happened in Syra not Jordan
Its like those SEALS dying of the coast of Somalia not in Yemen , the pentagon claiming no troops in Yemens
Very tough to read, some misinfo/ wrong info.
I'll give you a fun fact though- The Mujahideen e Khalq had a paid lobbyist who got them off the DoS Terror Group listing... he was in tight with a crooked regime... he's named for a famous reindeer...
