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Unmanned Systems

Threat of Small Drones Rises to Level of First Use of IEDs in Iraq, CENTCOM Commander Says

Frank Wolfe

Monday, February 8th, 2021

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Threat of Small Drones Rises to Level of First Use of IEDs in Iraq, CENTCOM Commander Says

To help combat the small drone threat to U.S. bases, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) developed the Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) with contractors, including Leidos (Leidos Photo)

The growing threat of small drone systems to deployed U.S. and allied forces in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility is similar to the inception of terrorist groups' use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq more than 15 years ago, the head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Feb. 8. CENTCOM Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie told the Middle East Insitute (MEI) during a kickoff address to the first annual MEI-CENTCOM conferene that a long-term technical concern for…

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