‘Drone swarms’ are coming, and they are the future of wars in the air © Provided by The Print
In early January 2018, Russian operators manning the extensive air defence network at Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in western Syria spotted 13 incoming drones at low level. As the Russian air defence operators engaged these drones with EW & SHORAD systems, it was clear to the Russians that they were witnessing a new genre of a collaborative drone attack.
The Russians shot down seven drones and jammed the remaining six in the nick of time. While the Islamic State and Afghan Taliban have used drones to deliver ad hoc explosive payloads, the failed attack on Khmeimim that evening was disturbing to close observers of drone warfare as the first recorded instance of a mass-drone attack by non-state actors in a combat operation. More drone attacks happened on the Russian facilities in Syria all through 2018, 2019 and 2020, with over 150 drones disabled by Russian AD in Syria till date.
Bengaluru: HAL to showcase Aatmanirbhar Formation Flight at Aero India 2021
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HAL to showcase Aatmanirbhar Formation Flight at Aero India-2021
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Last Updated: Jan 29, 2021, 03:27 PM IST
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The Aatmanirbhar Formation Flight consisting HAL products such as LCA trainer (LIFT Trainer), HTT-40, IJT, Advanced Hawk Mk 132 and Civil Do-228 will fly in a special formation showcasing the spectrum of trainers and signifying self-sufficiency in the trainer segment, it said.
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BENGALURU: A flying display of HAL s indigenous platforms (both fixed and rotary wing) titled Aatmanirbhar Formation Flight will be part of the flying display during the 13th edition of Aero India-2021 scheduled from February 3 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka here. HAL (