Fences Not F-35s: Drone Attacks and the Illogic of Gulf Procurement

<p>One of the most effective counter-drone systems in the largest drone war in history between Ukraine and Russia is a German anti-aircraft gun designed during the Cold War. The Gepard &#8212; a self-propelled 35 mm cannon that first entered service in 1976 &#8212; has earned recognition from Ukrainian military experts as the most effective weapon against Shahed-type drones, at a cost of a few thousand dollars per engagement. Meanwhile, one of the more novel counter-drone technologies amounts to a sharpened prong mounted on another drone that lances its target mid-flight &#8212; a 12th-century solution to a 21st-century problem.Then there is</p> <p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/fences-not-f-35s-drone-attacks-and-the-illogic-of-gulf-procurement/">Fences Not F-35s: Drone Attacks and the Illogic of Gulf Procurement</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>