With new bullets, the Army wants to turn Apaches and Bradleys into drone killers
The new rounds will be built to take-down drones with timed fuses.
Jeff Schogol
Posted on Oct 14, 2024 4:59 PM EDT
An AH-64E Apache Guardian and UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter conduct a multi-ship capabilities demonstration at Fort Rucker, Alabama, October 27, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
The Army is developing new 25mm and 30mm rounds to arm Apache helicopters and Bradley Fighting Vehicles to fight drones. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard
The Army is in the initial stages of testing new, specialized bullets to shoot down small drones, Army officials said on Monday. The service is developing both 30mm and 25mm rounds to be carried by AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, both of which the Army views as a primary system for protecting troops from future drone threats.
The ongoing war in Ukraine has shown that “the character of war is changing,” said Army Maj. Gen. John T. Reim, Jr., Joint Program Executive Officer Armaments & Ammunition and commanding general of the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.
A major lesson from the conflict is that the U.S. troops need tactical solutions to deal with the vast proliferation of first-person view drones, Reim said during the annual Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington D.C.
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