Yemen's Drone Downing: Secrets from American Tech Exposed

Every time the Yemeni armed forces bring down one of these American drones it's not just about smashing expensive toys Nah It's about scooping up whatever bits and pieces they can find and boy are they making the most of it Some of the wreckage ends up in pretty decent shape which is like striking gold for them The idea pick through the parts figure out what makes them tick and maybe even use it for a bit of psychological warfare Let's break it down Back in late they shot one down over SADA and there's footage of rebels collecting all the drone's fancy electronics into little piles Analysts reckon one of the pieces looks suspiciously like part of an AN-DAS-I MTSB optical sensor turret That's the top tier camera system for the MQ-IX And there were flight control modules and other juicy bits just lying around It's not just about showing off either They probably hand this stuff over to their engineers or even Iranian ones to figure out how the tech works Even broken parts can spill the beans on things like sensor capabilities how the encryption works or even some of the software algorithms