See This A-10 Warthog? It Could Wipe Out Iran's Swarm Boats in a War
Robert Beckhusen
Security,
At least that is the plan.
Key Point: Defeating swarms with A-10 Warthogs isn’t exactly revolutionary but that isn’t so much a problem. The plane isn’t a high-tech laser, but it doesn’t need to be.
It doesn’t necessarily take the resources of a major nation-state to challenge U.S. Navy warships. China for instance is building up a large navy and invests in long-range, ship-killing missiles. Iran can’t build a large navy but it does invest in swarms of small missile boats. Читать дальше...