America is in a lot of trouble! In order to deal with Iran's drones, the US has urgently deployed the E-2D "Hawkeye" airborne radar aircraft to the Middle East! On March 17th, according to foreign media reports, it was reported that the US will send E-2D "Hawkeye" airborne radar planes to reinforce the Middle East, and so far, at least five such aircraft have been found deployed, to strengthen early warning and combat coordination.
Foreign media said that these aircraft can detect drones, cruise missiles, and fighter jets from a distance, and help directly intercept them, which is crucial for dealing with Iran's drone-based attacks. Obviously, this emergency deployment by the US fully indicates that the US is very troubled by Iran's drone tactics. Why is the US troubled? One reason is that these drones have overwhelmed the main radars deployed by the US in the Middle East, and the gaps in the US air defense system in the Middle East are getting larger.
On the other hand, the US air defense system really can't deal with these drones. Iran's drones may not be advanced, but it is precisely these low-cost, low-altitude, slow-speed, small radar cross-section suicide drones that accurately bypassed the air defense network designed for "high-end targets." The emergency deployment of the E-2D is to detect low-altitude targets from a long distance, thus reducing the effectiveness of Iranian drones.
Of course, the US's current countermeasure strategy has changed, and it is estimated that Iran will also think of ways to attack the US E-2D early warning aircraft. If these aircraft remain active, Iran might use anti-radiation missiles, long-range air defense systems, or even Su-35s equipped with ultra-long-range air-to-air missiles to target these "eyes in the sky." If they are destroyed, the US would suffer great losses.
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