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Wed Aug 28, 2024, 10:11 PM Aug 28

The Cheap Iranian Kamikaze Drones Wreaking Havoc in Ukraine and Israel WSJ Equipped



The Cheap Iranian Kamikaze Drones Wreaking Havoc in Ukraine and Israel | WSJ Equipped

The Wall Street Journal
Aug 28 2024

Iran’s Shahed drones have disrupted Red Sea shipping, threatened U.S. troops in the Middle East and caused chaos in Ukraine. These precise one-way attack suicide drones mark a major shift in drone warfare.

WSJ looks at how Iran’s kamikaze drones work, how they are being used across the globe by militant groups and Russia and the defense mechanisms used against them.

Chapters:
0:00 Shahed drones
0:31 What they are and how they work
2:45 How they stack up to other drones
4:01 Who’s using these drones?
6:02 Defenses against these drones

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The Cheap Iranian Kamikaze Drones Wreaking Havoc in Ukraine and Israel WSJ Equipped (Original Post) sl8 Aug 28 OP
when will such drones be used right here in the USA? is secret svc gonna stop them nt msongs Aug 28 #1
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