They did not state as to the type of drone that was struck by the Seahawk, nor the weapon system employed, however Cheever stated during the symposium that an “unconventional system” was used to take it down, suggesting that the helicopter may have used a weapon system not normally used against aerial threats. The Seahawk is a majorly upgraded and altered version of the original U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk, developed to improve logistics and the supply of spare parts for the U.S. Navy helicopter arm by keeping commonality with the Black Hawk series of helicopters. In the above footage of the Mi-8 shooting down a Russian drone, the gunner is positioned in the nose between the pilot and co-pilot operating a general-purpose type 7.62 mm machine gun from a flexible mount.
Author: James Gray
Published at: 2025-01-21 22:59:34
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