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Can Ukraine’s state-of-the-art drone tech come to US aid in Iran?
President Donald Trump’s Department of War has rightly called Israel a “model ally” — and no wonder, as the world watches Israeli pilots operate alongside their American counterparts in the skies over Iran.
Now, Operation Epic Fury has given Ukraine a chance to show that it deserves that same distinction.
Of necessity, the Ukrainians have become the world’s experts in fighting off waves of enemy drones — while American forces are playing catch-up in that specialty, as Tehran launches thousands of drones at US and allied targets.
Over the last 10 days, the Israelis have been an equal partner in the most ferocious air campaign since World War II, risking blood and treasure alongside US forces.
But while these allies are imposing heavy costs on Iran, their otherwise unstoppable military juggernaut has a significant vulnerability: drones.
US forces are not equipped to deal with Shaheds — low-cost, long-range Iranian kamikaze drones that Tehran launches day and night.
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The Shaheds are also pounding America’s Arab partners in Iran’s immediate neighborhood: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
The Russian drones being deployed against Kyiv are actually a modified version of the Shahed.
After Vladimir Putin launched his Ukraine invasion, Tehran shipped thousands of them to Moscow........