On a ridge overlooking the South China Sea this week, the U.S. Marines demonstrated new tactics to destroy cheap explosive drones without wasting multi-million dollar interceptors.
Previously, the U.S. military often relied on missiles costing roughly $1.1 million apiece to down enemy drones that cost only a few thousand dollars to manufacture. The new approach utilizes tactical vehicles equipped with advanced sensors and 30mm machine guns that fire 'smart' ammunition designed to explode near the target. This pivot aims to solve the 'cost curve' problem, ensuring that adversaries cannot bankrupt or deplete American stockpiles using mass-produced suicide drones.
These mobile units are expected to be deployed rapidly to protect both navy ships and ground troops from increasing swarming threats.
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