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US Downs Shahed with Ukraine-Tested Merops Drone
The US military downed an Iranian Shahed-type drone in Kuwait using the Merops drone system, which was previously tested and used by Ukrainian forces to destroy over 1,000 Russian-launched drones. The AI-equipped Merops, developed by Project Eagle, is controlled via standard Xbox controllers.
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