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Analysis from Michael Mahoney on counter-UAS, drone warfare, layered defense, and the future of fielded capability.
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Iran has conducted coordinated drone and missile strikes targeting oil infrastructure, petrochemical facilities, and critical systems across the Gulf. This is not a campaign focused on individual targets. It is a campaign designed to degrade the systems that keep modern economies and militaries functioning.
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Real-time data from the expanding regional conflict involving Iran is challenging historical assumptions about drone and missile defense. What is working, what is failing, and what it means for how the next generation of counter-UAS systems should be designed and fielded.
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Missile and air defense systems across the Middle East have been engaged on a near-continuous basis. Radar systems tracking incoming drones, interceptors launched, and debris falling across military and civilian areas — what the operational data reveals about gaps in U.S. preparedness.
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The opening weeks of Iranian drone operations have tested modern air defense systems in ways that challenge pre-conflict assumptions. Early data suggests traditional missile systems handled most engagements rather than specialized counter-drone technologies — raising hard questions about acquisition priorities.
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