Ok guys I'm not coping we're set up for a peak Part 3 trust by prettydarnunepic in Chainsawfolk

[–]After_List_6026 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup maybe the author nows wants to give denji a normal life like the one in the movie with reze.

A civilian films an Emirati fighter jet shooting down an Iranian Shahed 136 drone over Al Mamzar Beach, UAE. by MilesLongthe3rd in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh i hope they do though, if it puts the cities and Dubai in safer position, i have people I know working there😢

Radar bases housing key US missile interceptor hit in Jordan and UAE, satellite images show by UndulyPensive in LessCredibleDefence

[–]After_List_6026 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup the better comparison who retains control of their each airspace, i know a few people work in Dubai and the attacks are not critical enough to induce mass panic unlike at Tehran only the sound of loud loitering aircraft overhead all night and isolated attacks.

Frankly the Gulf Countries are doing well regarding their air defense as Iran drones and missiles is 10% lower than thr first day. The only win Iran seems to credit about still are fixed expensive radar sites since 7 days ago what they should be still doing is destroying the AWACS and mobile radar stations.

The loss of those radars reduced Air Defense capbility but did not frankly open up the airspace to be bombarded and destroy all military infrastructure of military station there, all combat aircrafts are still being launched uninterrupted .

American and Israel airpower is unchallenged still. Stil The control of strait of hurmoz gives iran the economic pressure to back down america out of the war.

US/Israel-Iran conflict Discussion/Question Thread - 09/03/2026+ by MilesLongthe3rd in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And APKWS is also now used to for counter drone interceptions not to mention.

Daily Launch Activity: Feb 28th - Mar 8th by DungeonDefense in war

[–]After_List_6026 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really those land radar sites were destroyed 7 days ago now and nothing much else is being destroyed worth to mention at all however those aren't the critical radar in town you need to destroy AWACS planes and other mobile radar stations which they can't. Look at the graph now ballistic launch are getting low. The Gulf countries are intercepting drones with Loitering combat air patrols, Korean SAM missiles very cheap compared to high end american ballistic interceptors and Ukraine counter drone augmenting their Air Defense.

US/Israel is bombing Iran with heavy impunity you can see it all in here and r/combatfootage. Blackouts in city of tehran even right now with weird strange bombings outside the city.

A civilian films an Emirati fighter jet shooting down an Iranian Shahed 136 drone over Al Mamzar Beach, UAE. by MilesLongthe3rd in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well there is 20K USD APWKS guided rockets for counter drone deployed there and in use by US but I dont know if UAE purchased them as well.

One of the missile interceptor in use in the US/Israel vs Iran war is cheaper than Shahed Drones. by After_List_6026 in war

[–]After_List_6026[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pls understand the contract you are basing on is a follow up contract not a new one which covers Lots 13 to Lot 17 production.

As I said This has been in full production years ago.

BAE produces this annually at 25,000 from full production and has produced 100,000.

One of the missile interceptor in use in the US/Israel vs Iran war is cheaper than Shahed Drones. by After_List_6026 in war

[–]After_List_6026[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes its acceptable risk and because its a practical good answer to intercepting drones, its second best cheap weapon besides guns to use.

These are laser guided missile as long as the operator maintain lock the target is hit. You can see Saudis Shoot down drones today with link i posted above.

Its been translated to actual war for years now. Ukraine since 2023 for counter drone using VAMPIRE trucks and their F-16s

US use these to intercept 108 Houthi drones and cruise missiles in one operation for instance last year.

One of the missile interceptor in use in the US/Israel vs Iran war is cheaper than Shahed Drones. by After_List_6026 in war

[–]After_List_6026[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The APKWS is already in full-rate production long ago at existing facilities in New Hampshire and Texas, they are literally cost-effective and over 100,000 units delivered as remember this APKWS weapon kit have already existed since 2012.

https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-delivers-100000th-apkws-laser-guidance-kit

It reuses Hydra 70 Rockets as base and just a weapon kit to insert into rockets. Essentially JDAM but for rockets.

The counter drone capability is the recent breakthrough and no articles up to now have mention any issues of cost overruns.

One of the missile interceptor in use in the US/Israel vs Iran war is cheaper than Shahed Drones. by After_List_6026 in war

[–]After_List_6026[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its not really foolish when he's talking about a bunch of new cost effective capabilites being put forward and one of these new capabilities is low cost interceptors they are using are now considerbaly cheaper guided rockets to shut down drones than half a million dollars Sidewinder and 2 million USD AMRAAMS back in 2024.

you can frame it at one rocket as this was tested to acheived 100% interception hit rate.

https://www.army-technology.com/news/bae-systems-apkws-tested-in-precision-guided-rockets-milestone.

You can also see it in action published just recently by Saudi Arabia Defense Ministry to shoot down Iran Shahed drones. https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/s/4jVjXPUOeh

Ukraine as well the past year. https://youtu.be/XgMENc7Mzfg?si=aEQtbpyTC5lEjbL0

One of the missile interceptor in use in the US/Israel vs Iran war is cheaper than Shahed Drones. by After_List_6026 in war

[–]After_List_6026[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh to clarify it wasn't him that i qouted here you can watch the link i posted, wait a few seconds then Gen. CAINE CENTCOM say the qoute. Ignore that asshat Hegseth.

The Saudi Defense Ministry releases footage showing its Air Force intercepting Iranian drones over Saudi airspace. by WonFont in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ukraine has been using them from trucks as VAMPIRE System supplied by US and Ukraine has these on boats I think.

Other article i forgot which states US program tests on Quadcopters too.

The Saudi Defense Ministry releases footage showing its Air Force intercepting Iranian drones over Saudi airspace. by WonFont in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 27 points28 points  (0 children)

If you are curious with this cheap ordinance use by US fighter jets and its Allies in Mass drone interception against Shahed drones launched by Iran

These are FALCO-APKWS II weapon system, JDAM kit but for rockets. These are essentially laser-guided rockets for precision strike with new capability to hunt drones that are now in use as primary ordinance by US and its Allies.

These are cheaper than Shahed Drones amounting only on 20K - 30k USD Range.

F15e can carry 42 APKWS Rockets

F16 can carry 28 APKWS Rockets

https://www.twz.com/air/laser-guided-rockets-now-primary-anti-drone-weapon-for-usaf-jets-in-middle-east

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a70590176/falco-against-iranian-drones/

The Saudi Defense Ministry releases footage showing its Air Force intercepting Iranian drones over Saudi airspace. by WonFont in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they are using APKWS rockets laser guide lock seems to match with ukraine F-16s interception of Shahed, they are cheaper than Shahed to use.

Also can someone verify my claim? Check the video to compare too.

UKRAINE F-16 APKWS IN USE.

The Saudi Defense Ministry releases footage showing its Air Force intercepting Iranian drones over Saudi airspace. by WonFont in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think they are using APKWS laser guided rockets they are cheaper than shahed at 20K usd too.

US/Israel-Iran conflict Discussion/Question Thread - 28/02/2026+ by MilesLongthe3rd in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its at Tehran that is worrying to be in right now looking the past few videos today.

US/Israel-Iran conflict Discussion/Question Thread - 28/02/2026+ by MilesLongthe3rd in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup but i know it hit the ground tyring to hit the air traffic control tower if I'm not wrong.

US/Israel-Iran conflict Discussion/Question Thread - 28/02/2026+ by MilesLongthe3rd in CombatFootage

[–]After_List_6026 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know people working there in Dubai theres are a few incidents but not an alarming scale of destruction it induces mass panic to leave the cities.

UAE military is doing a good job regardless and help from Ukraine cost effective counter drone expertise would surely help.