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Apache helicopters downed drones in air-to-air combat with 30mm proximity ammo

Gunship pilots test-fired APEX munitions, designed to pulverize targets with shrapnel.

Army successfully tests Apache with new ammunition meant to shred drone swarms

The new airburst-capable 30mm round is meant to give the helicopters drone hunting capabilities without extensive new ...

AH-64 Apache Is Getting Proximity Fuzed 30mm Cannon Ammo For Swatting Down Drones

The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter has evolved into a counter-drone platform in recent years — something we have been following closely. While the Israeli Air Force had pioneere ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

US Apache attack helicopter shoots new 30mm rounds to blow up drones midair

The US Army has live-tested an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter firing the 30×113mm XM1225 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Royal Navy transforms Wildcat helicopter into drone command hub in UK first

The UK’s Royal Navy has successfully transformed one of its Wildcat helicopters into an ...
The Advocate

BRPD’s newest drone addition fuels their reliance on technology in the force

The Stalker VXE30, made by Lockheed Martin, can help locate fugitives using thermal imaging, and police officers can ...
AOL

Russia is keeping its helicopters away from Ukraine's naval drones, a special forces commander says. They were becoming 'easy targets.'

He said they are "easy targets" for missile-armed drones. Ukraine has strengthened its naval drones with weapons like missiles that have hit Russian aircraft. Russian helicopters are now steering ...
AOL

Drone near helicopter posed 'no collision risk'

An investigation has concluded there was no collision risk after a helicopter pilot reported a drone passing about 200 ft (60m) from the aircraft off the Aberdeenshire coast. The incident happened on ...