![]() ![]() ![]() “Mobility inside the WEZ is a competitive advantage and an operational imperative,” the Marine Corps report reads. It’s equipped with an alleged UAE-supplied Chinese drone known as the Wing Long II that boasts a 2,000 km range through a satellite link and is reportedly armed with Chinese manufactured Blue Arrow 7 precision strike air-to-surface missiles. In Libya, the Libyan National Army has the upper hand in its drone war with the UN-backed Tripoli government. The problem is exacerbated by the number of sophisticated anti-tank systems flooding counterinsurgency conflicts across the globe and access to long range drones once only in control by state actors are now being operated by militia groups. ![]() Even tanks camouflaged by buildings and bushes were no match for sensors and thermal imaging watching from the skies. The Khafil-1 has a new and smaller turret and more modern. The Syrian army appeared helpless to defend from the onslaught of long range systems. The tank is a heavily modified and modernized version of the vintage T-55/Type 59 tanks that have long been in the Iraqi Army’s arsenal. Turkey posted videos highlighting a mixed role of drones, Paladin artillery systems and aircraft pounding Syrian armor from the skies over the course of several days. ![]()
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