US EditionUS Sends Intercept Drones Used in Ukraine to Blunt Iran Strikes
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The US military has deployed 10,000 Merops interceptor drones in the Middle East, which have been reliably tested by Ukraine. According to available information, the first unit of the system was deployed in Ukraine in 2024. The US is using the drones to counter Iranian attacks in a cheaper way than using the more expensive air defense missile systems that it normally has at its disposal.
The US Army sent 10,000 Merops interceptor drones to the Middle East, which were tested in combat operations in Ukraine.
The US military has deployed 10,000 interceptor drones, originally developed and tested in Ukraine, to the Middle East in a bid to more cost-effectively defend against Iranian drone attacks. The move comes as Donald Trump has publicly rejected Ukraine's help in drone defense, Bloomberg reported.
The US military has deployed 10,000 unmanned drone fighters to the Middle East to defend against Iranian strikes, Deputy Secretary of Defense Dan Driscoll told Bloomberg. The machines, which have proven effective in Ukraine in defending against Russian attacks, are intended to help US forces in the current war against Iran find a cheaper way to destroy Iranian drones than the expensive missiles in the Patriot and THAAD air defense systems.
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