Jeff Thompson, CEO of Red Cat, addresses Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle dangers to California on ‘Mornings with Maria.’
U.S. authorities are on increased vigilance after national agencies cautioned that Iran might try to deploy aerial craft towards the Californian coast, sparking worries about the ease with which inexpensive remotely piloted planes could jeopardize American urban centers.
Jeff Thompson, CEO of Red Cat, appeared with Maria Bartiromo on FOX Business’ “Mornings with Maria” to explain how developing UAV menaces could be identified and neutralized should foes seek to send them against the American shore.
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This caution arises as Iran has progressively utilized drone technology in contemporary combat, sending out both substantial assault UAVs and compact, affordable versions that can be swiftly deployed in significant quantities. Military authorities have observed comparable strategies in foreign skirmishes, notably in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, where flocks of comparatively cheap UAVs have been used to saturate conventional protection mechanisms.
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Thompson stated that a possible maritime deployment aimed at California would in all probability be discoverable and could be swiftly apprehended by American defense systems.
“We lack current specifics, but if they’re attempting to deploy vertical deployment systems from diminutive vessels near the Californian shore, it will be quite simple to locate and exceptionally straightforward to neutralize,” Thompson remarked.
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Nevertheless, he warned that the most diminutive UAVs pose a distinct difficulty. Because many are constructed with readily accessible commercial tech, they can travel rapidly and function at minimal heights, rendering them more difficult to spot with conventional mechanisms.
“The exceptionally tiny ones, like FPV drones… will be exceedingly difficult to counter because they’re simply so swift,” Thompson noted.
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With the progression of UAV conflict, Thompson indicated that prospective protective approaches will in all likelihood depend on numerous quantities of affordable opposition mechanisms fabricated to apprehend approaching aerial vehicles prior to their arrival at intended destinations.
“It’s no longer human-centric. It’s UAV versus UAV,” Thompson asserted.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom stated on Wednesday that he is “unaware of any immediate dangers presently” even as the state stays “ready for any contingency.”
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