Iranian drone swarms pose threat to US ships, expert says as USS Abraham Lincoln approaches
The Jerusalem Post reports: “Iran’s growing use of swarming, low-cost one-way drones presents a credible threat to high-value US naval vessels, Cameron Chell, CEO of Canadian drone company Draganfly, told Fox News Digital on Monday.
Chell said Iran’s advantage is volume and cost rather than sophistication, pairing inexpensive warheads with cheap delivery platforms launched in large numbers.
‘If hundreds are launched in a short period of time, some are almost certain to get through,’ he told Fox News Digital, describing how near-simultaneous arrivals can stress radar, interceptors, and close-in weapon systems.
The assessment was framed around potential risks to large, slow-moving surface vessels that are easily tracked and, in saturation scenarios, may face difficult cost-exchange rates when expending expensive interceptors against cheap attackers. Chell said such swarms give Iran ‘a very credible way to threaten surface vessels,’ particularly if launched in coordinated waves designed to exhaust magazines and create gaps in coverage…”
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