US Deploys Ukraine-Proven Anti-Drone System to Middle East Against Iranian Threats
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US deploys Ukraine-tested Merops anti-drone system to Middle East to counter Iranian threats
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Moneycontrol•07-03-2026, 11:44
US deploys Ukraine-tested Merops anti-drone system to Middle East to counter Iranian threats
•US to deploy Merops, an anti-drone system proven effective against Russian drones in Ukraine, to the Middle East.
•The deployment aims to strengthen defenses against Iranian drones amid escalating regional tensions and recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
•Merops is an AI-powered system that uses drones to intercept hostile drones, designed to counter inexpensive but hard-to-detect Iranian Shahed drones.
•Traditional missile defense systems struggle with drones, and intercepting cheap drones with expensive missiles is economically unsustainable.
•The system was previously deployed to NATO countries Poland and Romania and is manufactured by Perennial Autonomy.