A Pentagon video released has pushed drone warfare into a new phase. The footage,

Draganfly CEO Cameron Chell warns Iran’s low-cost unmanned systems can create saturation attacks against high-value naval targets.

Chell said Iran’s advantage is volume and cost rather than sophistication, pairing inexpensive warheads with cheap delivery platforms launched in large numbers. Iran’s growing use of swarming, low-cost one-way drones presents a credible threat to high-value US naval vessels,

The US armada, led by aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG), entered the Middle Eastern waters on Monday, ramping up tensions in the region.

According to a report, swarm drone warfare depends on artificial intelligence and data links, enabling hundreds of drones to be launched simultaneously.

The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its escort ships have been moved toward the Middle East in response to rising tensions with Tehran, underlining the classic contest between an “armada” that projects conventional power and a “swarm” of lower-cost asymmetric options Iran favours.

A Pentagon watchdog found confusing counter-drone policies are leaving some US military bases vulnerable to drone incursions.

Airbus SE has stated it will deliver a concept version of its “mothership” A400M