This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 261 mammal species occurring in Iran. Two of them are critically endangered, six are endangered, 17 are vulnerable, and five are near threatened. Another 11 species are likely present.

Mar 22, 2024 · Towards that end, in December 2023 the Army ordered 6,000 rocket-boosted Coyote Block 2 drone hunters and 700 more sophisticated Block 3s for delivery through 2029.

Feb 12, 2024 · RTX has received a US Army contract for the production of 600 Coyote 2C drone interceptors. The $75-million rapid acquisition authority contract follows a series of attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis against US naval vessels in the Red Sea.

Dec 28, 2023 · The US Army plans to purchase 6,700 Coyote jet-powered drone interceptors from Raytheon, including an explosive warhead variant and a secretive “non-kinetic” model that uses electronic warfare ...

Oct 8, 2024 · Pictures said to show a laser counter-drone system in the Iranian capital Tehran first emerged online last Friday. The system was reportedly deployed as part of security measures around a rare public sermon by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Jan 20, 2023 · On June 8, 2017, an Iranian Shahed-129 drone flew into southeastern Syria and dropped a bomb near the U.S. partner force, which is also known as the Maghaweir al-Thowra. The drone was shot out of the sky by an F-15 using an AMRAAM missile.

Feb 12, 2024 · The U.S. Army is buying hundreds of drone-killing Coyote interceptors from defense contractor RTX to fortify its ability to counter unmanned aerial systems. The service agreed to pay $75 million for 600 of the ground-launched, radar-guided Coyote 2C …

Jan 30, 2024 · Coyote is a tube-launched, expendable, lightweight counter-drone system. It is a jet-powered missile released from a vehicle-mounted box launcher. The US Army had selected it as a “near-term counter-UAS solution.”

Feb 13, 2024 · RTX clinches a significant US Army contract worth $75 million for the production of 600 Coyote 2C drone interceptors following heightened tensions and attacks on US assets by Iran-backed groups. Learn more about the advanced capabilities of these interceptors and their pivotal role in countering emerging threats.

Mar 21, 2024 · Russia is producing more than 100 Iranian-designed drones a week for its ongoing war in Ukraine, a top U.S. military commander told Congress, providing a fresh example of how small drones are changing modern warfare across the globe.