We’re not the only ones with drones. China, Russia, Iran, France — all sorts of enemies of freedom have unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs. All in all, “some 32 nations are developing or manufacturing more than 250
models” of drones, according to the Defense Department’s UAV Roadmap. So it’s only naturally that someone in the Pentagon would be trying to figure out a way to knock those UAVs out of the sky.
Darpa, the Defense Department’s way-out researchers, are looking to spend about $11 million over three years for their drone-killer, dubbed the Peregrine. From Darpa’s proposed budget for 2006:
The Peregrine UAV Killer program will develop a small, low-cost, high-endurance UAV, with a high dash speed, capable of destroying most enemy UAVs. Small UAVs with GPS guidance systems have reached such a low cost level that expendable UAV programs are now emerging and GPS capable avionics are available for the hobby market. Current options to counter such a threat, especially at high altitude, involve expensive ground launched anti-air systems or the exposure of manned interceptor aircraft. The Peregrine program will develop and demonstrate a UAV interceptor aircraft that will utilize a dual propulsive power system to provide very high endurance for the loiter and surveillance period, and a very high dash speed for intercept and kill…
Program Plans:
– Define system requirements.
– Develop concept design.
– Demonstrate aircraft performance and kill capability.

Recent Comments
No, I am not a muslim. And no, the Koran does not say anything about...
DualityOfMan
You aren't. You're just annoying. Like a paper cut between...
bdwilcox
Zandor, Don't you have to go play in traffic or play...
bdwilcox
Welcome to paralysis induced by political correctness.
bdwilcox
It's too bad a brave soul like you wasn't in that room....
bdwilcox
Zandor, You're obviously and expert on religion and religious...
bdwilcox
Cannon, please stop bringing relevant facts and arguments into this. The...
bdwilcox
News reports have said that this guy has openly stated his...
Cannon Fodder
Headphones and earplugs are effective, but...
JustAGuy
Liberals just slay me… The liberal news...
Cannon Fodder