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"Paul F Austin" wrote:

And it's cheaper still to have a dedicated anti-UAV system, possibly
like a turboprop P-51. Using a $60M+ fighter to bust $100K UAVs is
stupid. It's also nearly impossible. A low signature, low altitide
target loitering along at 100kts is tough to manage in a fast mover.
You'll blow though a tank of ammunition killing very few UAVs.

They also have these things called "helicopters" that are usually all
over the modern batlefield, and could rip a low/low UAV out of the air
in short order... and they'd certainly use guns.

Gun kills for modern fighters versus high end UAVs would certainly be
cost-effective, though. Why blow off a missile on a Predator, when you
could use a couple of hundred bucks worth of bullets on a gadget that's
not going anywhere fast, and is worth blowing up?

With the increase in UAVs in the world, guns would seem to be at a
premium.

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