In another statement on just how fucking stupid everything is these days, Semafor reports that a joint venture between Utah-based Vector Defense and Saudi-based startup SR2 Defense Systems seeks to build Skywasp™ (yes, the brand is already trademarked) attack drones modeled on Iran’s cheaply mass-produced Shaheds that wreaked havoc all over the Middle East after Trump’s attack.
“SKYWASP is a program that can level the playing field and boost Saudi Arabia’s deterrence capabilities,” said Vector co-founder Lucien Zeigler, who declined to provide a timeline on how fast the US and Saudi Arabia can start pumping out a clone of what’s said to be the most efficient and effective weapon in Tehran’s arsenal after pissing away untold billions of advanced munitions knocking some of them down. Key word being “some,” all of this made that much more ridiculous by the fact that four years of war in Ukraine might have provided some important insights into how warfare is waged with such weaponry on, specifically how Shaheds themselves fit into the equation.