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THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE SAME ISSUE TOMORROW. NOW THAT ATTACK IN KUWAIT THAT KILLED SIX AMERICAN SOLDIERS INVOLVED A DRONE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S IZZY FANFARE SPOKE WITH THE COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERTS AT UNO ABOUT WHY DRONES ARE BEING USED MORE AND WHAT THEY’RE TARGETING. WITH 20 AMERICAN MILITARY BASES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IRAN HAS TURNED TO DRONES. THEY’RE AFFORDABLE. THEY’RE RELATIVELY EASY TO MAKE. AND SO THAT PROVIDES A SCALABLE TACTICAL TOOL. AUSTIN DOCTOR IS THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AT INSIGHT, THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER BASED OUT OF OMAHA. DOCTOR SAYS THE SWITCH TO DRONE WARFARE IS BECAUSE OF IRAN’S WEAKER MILITARY. THEY FOUND A WAY TO USE THESE RELATIVELY AFFORDABLE TOOLS TO TO ATTEMPT TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. WHILE SOME DRONES CAN BE USED FOR SURVEILLANCE, DOCTOR SAYS THAT’S NOT IRAN’S MAIN GOAL. THEY’RE NOT MEANT TO APPROACH THE TARGET AND DELIVER A PAYLOAD AND THEN RETURN TO SENDER. THEIR SOLE MISSION IS TO ARRIVE AT THEIR TARGET AND THEN TO DETONATE WHILE TARGETING SOLDIERS, BASES AND MILITARY ASSETS. DOCTOR SAYS THEY’RE ALSO USED TO HIT SOFT TARGETS. U.S. EMBASSIES IN DIFFERENT PARTS, OR CONSULATES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST, AS WELL AS HOTELS WHERE U.S. PERSONNEL, EVEN MILITARY PERSONNEL. OR OFFICIALS MAY BE STAYING. THESE DRONES CAN TRAVEL UP TO 1500 MILES, PUTTING THE UNITED STATES OUT OF RANGE. THE DRONE PROVIDES ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF TARGETS IN IRAN AND ITS NETWORK OF PROXIES HAVE LEVERAGED THAT TO TO REALLY TO FULL EFFECT. DOCTOR SAYS THE U.S. CAN TAKE OUT IRANIAN DRONES BEFORE DETONATION AS LONG AS THEY’RE DETECT
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UNO professor explains Iranian drone warfare
Austin Doctor, director of strategic initiatives at NCITE, shares insight into why Iran uses drones and who is targeted.
With 20 U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Iran has turned to drones.”They’re affordable, they’re relatively easy to make, and so that provides a scalable tactical tool,” Austin Doctor said.Doctor is the director of strategic initiatives at NCITE, the national counterterrorism center based out of Omaha. He said the switch to drone warfare is because of Iran’s weaker military.”They’ve found a way to use these relatively affordable tools to attempt to level the playing field,” Doctor said.While some drones can be used for surveillance, Doctor said that is not Iran’s main goal.”They’re not meant to approach the target, deliver a payload, and return to sender,” Doctor said. “Their sole mission is to arrive at their target and then to detonate.”Recent retaliatory attacks have included soldiers, bases and military assets, but Doctor said drones are also used on “soft targets.” “U.S. embassies in different parts or consulates in different parts of the Middle East, as well as hotels where U.S. personnel, or even military personnel or officials maybe stay,” Doctor said.These drones can travel up to 1,500 miles, putting the United States out of range.”The drone provides access to a wide range of targets, and Iran and its network of proxies have leveraged that really to full effect,” Doctor said.Doctor said the U.S. can take out Iranian drones before detonation as long as they’re detected early on.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
With 20 U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Iran has turned to drones.
“They’re affordable, they’re relatively easy to make, and so that provides a scalable tactical tool,” Austin Doctor said.
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Doctor is the director of strategic initiatives at NCITE, the national counterterrorism center based out of Omaha. He said the switch to drone warfare is because of Iran’s weaker military.
“They’ve found a way to use these relatively affordable tools to attempt to level the playing field,” Doctor said.
While some drones can be used for surveillance, Doctor said that is not Iran’s main goal.
“They’re not meant to approach the target, deliver a payload, and return to sender,” Doctor said. “Their sole mission is to arrive at their target and then to detonate.”
Recent retaliatory attacks have included soldiers, bases and military assets, but Doctor said drones are also used on “soft targets.”
“U.S. embassies in different parts or consulates in different parts of the Middle East, as well as hotels where U.S. personnel, or even military personnel or officials maybe stay,” Doctor said.
These drones can travel up to 1,500 miles, putting the United States out of range.
“The drone provides access to a wide range of targets, and Iran and its network of proxies have leveraged that really to full effect,” Doctor said.
Doctor said the U.S. can take out Iranian drones before detonation as long as they’re detected early on.
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