Una de las mayores preocupaciones de las Fuerzas desplegadas en operaciones,\u00a0 es la amenaza latente del ataque de enjambres de Drones con capacidad letal, sobre instalaciones o movimientos de tropas. Muy pocas FFAA est\u00e1n\u00a0 adecuadamente equipadas para neutralizar UAS en el menor nivel t\u00e1ctico, lo que constituye una enorme vulnerabilidad. El Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contin\u00faa experimentando con su sistema THOR, un arma de Microondas de alta potencia, capaz de neutralizar la amenaza de los disruptivos UCAS.<\/p>\n
One of the biggest threats to U.S. troops abroad isn\u2019t a stealth fighter, a nuclear missile, or a massive cyber attack. It\u2019s a swarm of cheap drones that can overwhelm the expensive defense systems troops have on hand now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m talking about the [drone] you can go out and buy at Costco right now in the United States for a thousand dollars, four quad, rotorcraft or something like that that can be launched and flown,\u201d Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command said\u00a0last summer.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cAnd with very simple modifications, it can be made into something that can drop a weapon like a hand grenade or something else.\u201d<\/p>\n In sufficient numbers, those drones can spy on friendly bases, destroy infrastructure and attack personnel, explained the Air Force Research Laboratory in a recent\u00a0video<\/a>. How? Because machine guns don\u2019t have the range or accuracy to destroy the nimble fliers; anti-aircraft missiles are too expensive to use on the cheap devices; and most military bases don\u2019t have enough missiles to destroy an entire swarm.<\/p>\n Enter Thor, the Norse god of Thunder, who serves as the namesake to one of the Air Force\u2019s newest weapons. While the Air Force\u2019s Tactical High Power Operational Responder (THOR) may not look like a hero, it could save the day for American troops if their far-flung combat outposts are ever attacked by hundreds of cheap kamikaze-style enemy drones.<\/p>\n