Drones, attacks against ABM radars, and a lack of cybersecurity are proving global vulnerabilities.

(TWZ.com)

There are two major global threats. The first one. It is cybersecurity. If hackers can remove things like IFF recognition codes from any jet fighter. Or any air defense installation. That can cause terrible mistakes. The Kuwaitian F/A-18 shot down three U.S. F-15s, and that raises many questions.  If aircraft fly across multinational airspaces, every single airplane must have. The right IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) codes in its systems. If some allied or neutral nation’s fighters or air defense have wrong ID marks, that can cause a situation where those friendly aircraft shoot their own planes. 

This means that there is a possibility that some hackers have changed or removed those IFF keys from the allied aircraft. This means that the hackers can use data viruses. They can cause a situation where friendly fire kills their own forces. This kind of threat can make it impossible to launch even nuclear missiles if the launch codes are removed. This means that. The cyberattack can have an effect. Into the physical world. The cyber attack can make it possible to change. The information. Into fake information that turns news into fake news. Or, it can make. The friendly aircraft to shoot friendly aircraft. 

The ABM radar: (TWZ.com)

(TWZ.com)

Did somebody hack the Kuwaiti F/A-18 fighter’s computer? If IFF codes are removed, the F/A-18 thinks that all incoming aircraft are hostile. 

1: Aerodynamic cover; 2: Air-filled cavity; 3: Conical liner (Often copper); 4: Detonator; 5: Explosive; 6: Piezo-electric trigger (Wikipedia, High-explosive anti-tank)

Above: HEAT (High-explosive anti-tank) ammunition. 

The expensive ABM radars are the main target for Iranian strikes. 

They turn into the primary targets for low-cost drones and missiles. The missile or drone that hits the ABM radar can simply follow the radio signals that those systems send. So, the missile or drone can be the enlarged version of the AGM-88 HARM. The same system that guides. The anti-radiation missiles are aimed at their targets. They can be installed in the drones. The enemy can send thousands of drones and missiles against those radars. And the problem with things like Shahed- and LUCAS drones is that those systems can carry HEAT(high-explosive anti-tank), or thermobaric-HEAT explosives. In those cases. The drone can cause damage to large and well-protected targets. In HEAT ammunition. There is a small explosive behind the chamber. When that explosive detonates. It pushes air forward, turning the metal shell into. The thing called aimed explosive effect. 

Thermobaric-HEAT. An HEAT warhead. That chamber is filled with hydrocarbons or water. Thicker material turns the aimed explosion jet more effective. Those systems can damage even strong bunkers. A direct hit. A radar transmitter can destroy those radars.  A regular thermobaric explosion has a large kill radius. Those explosives can destroy radars and radio masts. In that case, the drone or missile must not give. A direct hit to the radio antenna. The problem with Shahed-type drones is that they can be hidden in things like lorries, and then launch from very close distances to radars. Even a fishing boat can transport the attack drones into striking distance. And those drones can make holes in the submarine hulls. 

Or larger cruise missiles can carry smaller cruise missiles below them. This means that. A bigger cruise missile. Like FP-5 Flamingo. Can carry Storm Shadow or Taurus missiles. This means that unmanned drones can carry cruise missiles and launch them from a long distance from their users. 

The Shahed-. And it’s U.S. copy, The LUCAS drones showing their capacity. Those drones can be used with manned aircraft. The aircraft can drop the drone into the target area. Those cheap and easy-to-produce drones force the enemy to shoot. If enough drones are used, the anti-aircraft missile stockpiles turn empty. The success of those drones opens the path to the more advanced systems. There is a possibility. To install booster rockets on Storm Shadow and Taurus missiles. Those things can give the ground and small-ship launch capacity for those cruise missiles. There is also a possibility of installing Taurus or Storm Shadow-type cruise missiles with the Flamingo cruise missiles. This means that the Flamingo can get those missile guidance systems. Or the bigger cruise missile. It can carry those smaller cruise missiles. And that gives the larger Flamingo-missile the ultimate range. 

https://www.twz.com/air/kuwaiti-f-a-18s-triple-friendly-fire-shootdown-gets-stranger-by-the-day

https://www.twz.com/news-features/iranian-attacks-on-critical-missile-defense-radars-are-a-wake-up-call

https://www.twz.com/news-features/lucas-kamikaze-drones-lauded-as-indispensable-by-u-s-admiral-in-charge-of-iran-war

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-88_HARM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-5_Flamingo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-explosive_anti-tank

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Shadow 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_KEPD_350