Army tests explosive round designed to take out drones at Arizona proving ground
The U.S. Army is testing a new 30-millimeter explosive round at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona that is designed to take out enemy drones on the battlefield, the U.S. Department of War announced Tuesday.
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The U.S. Army is testing a new 30-millimeter explosive round at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona that is designed to take out enemy drones on the battlefield, the U.S. Department of War announced Tuesday.
The Yuma Test Center at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground recently tested the Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) round, primarily developed for use by AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, which are manufactured by the Boeing Co. at a site in Mesa near Falcon Field Airport.
The APEX is designed to integrate with the existing M230 automatic cannon already mounted on Apache helicopters, Walter McCormick, a test officer at Yuma Proving Ground, said in a Department of War announcement.
“The APEX round was developed to be a fragmented round that would explode in front of the unmanned aerial system (UAS) and make a small pattern that would take out a UAS,” McCormick said.
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Unfortunately facts dont matter to the hippo when it favors President Trump.
You're gonna need a bigger napkin to wipe that egg off your face .... You're gonna need a big stack of them
This was from an online article from Security Magazine, dated 2017 ... the DoD and DHS(specifically FAA) has been doing this for quite some time. Under Dem and Republican admins. A simple Google search under "anti drone technology timeline" would have helped. But i get it, Orange Man bad.
2002 – Department of Defense begins conducting field exercises through, among other things, Black Dart, a yearly event that tests and further refines counter-drone technology.
2009 - The UAS Executive Committee is formed, incorporating five major government departments. This group is preparing recommendations for legislation that will determine rules of engagement around critical infrastructure points.
2016 - DHS sets up a new Program Executive Office (PEO) to encourage the use of drones and evaluate counter drone technology through testing programs, such as TACTIC.
2016 - The Federal Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) is announced on May 4th to provide an open venue for the FAA and key decision-makers supporting the safe introduction of Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System.
2016 - In July, The FAA receives funding for a Counter UAS pilot project around airports, and to ensure that CUAS technology does not interfere with airport operations.
2016 - Mitre, a non-profit that manages federally funded research and development centers, holds a competition in August centered on drone detection/neutralization technology in urban environments.
2017 - The Trump administration circulates draft legislation to congressional committees in May of this year and holds a classified briefing.
2017 - The FAA also forms the UAS Identification and Tracking Advisory Committee in May to advise the FAA on how to safely integrate drones and resolve the concerns of other stakeholders.
2017 - The Pentagon approves a classified policy in July allowing military bases to take action against drones violating airspace restrictions that are deemed a security threat. This is the first indication that the FAA will allow the disabling and/or shooting of drones in U.S. airspace. Portions of the policy were made public in August of this year.