The US Navy is urgently seeking an anti-drone solution to counter new threats
Published on March 11, 2024
The US Navy has launched a call for tenders to equip its ships with an anti-drone solution intended to intercept the numerous drones launched by the Houthi rebels against its destroyers, and the ships they escort, on a now daily basis.
If the new solution will have to respond to the constraints imposed by this threat, particularly in terms of costs and consumption of ammunition, the US Navy's request is characterized above all by its excessively short timetable for an American project.
Indeed, American destroyers will have to receive the new system(s) before 6 to 12 months, a very unusual deadline for the US armies, which highlights the urgency and reality of this threat, which also concerns European ships. .
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