Middle East Defence & Security

[swerve]

Martlet would be my bet - we've moved a pair of Wildcat helicopters out there and they can carry dozens of them - they're lightweight, laser guided and as cheap as chips.

If you're wanting to splash drones then you could carry 30 plus rounds quite easily.

Tens of thousands of quid for Martlet rather than hundreds of thousands for CAMM & millions for Aster, Standard, Patriot, ESSM etc.

For those flying low & slow enough door gunners, a trainer equipped with a gun pod, etc. should be cheaper. I'm all for using everything that works, while taking into account cost effectiveness. Small drones to blow up bigger ones, guided APKWS, whatever. And non-kinetic when available & suitable.

 

[KipPotapych]

This is one of the ways they do it, allegedly:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2030671482062266660

Also saw a couple of videos with F-16s as well.

 

[the concerned]

The UK could have used this as a oportunity to test the dragonfire.