EPISODE · Jul 26, 2019 · 4 MIN
7/26 AM The Marines’ New Drone-Killer Aces Its First Test
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
Last Thursday, nearly a month after Iran shot a $220 million US drone out of the sky, the US Marine Corps took down an Iranian UAV of its own. But the significance lies less in heightened tensions in the region than it does in the weapon of choice. The strike marks the first reported successful use of the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, an energy weapon that blasts not artillery or lasers, but radio signals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Last Thursday, nearly a month after Iran shot a $220 million US drone out of the sky, the US Marine Corps took down an Iranian UAV of its own. But the significance lies less in heightened tensions in the region than it does in the weapon of choice. The strike marks the first reported successful use of the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, an energy weapon that blasts not artillery or lasers, but radio signals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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