A higher-quality image of the radar at the US embassy compound in Baghdad, which was hit by a kamikaze #drone. It's been ID-ed as a Giraffe-1XT radar (from SAAB) which is designed to provide detection of small drones at a range of up to 4 kilomet...
...ers, as well as detection and warning of missile, artillery, and mortar attacks within a single integrated system. Giraffe-1X radars were relatively recently ordered by the US Army from Saab with a planned start of deliveries in early 2026 but were URGENTLY deployed to #Iraq due to the threat of #UAVs.
...ers, as well as detection and warning of missile, artillery, and mortar attacks within a single integrated system. Giraffe-1X radars were relatively recently ordered by the US Army from Saab with a planned start of deliveries in early 2026 but were URGENTLY deployed to #Iraq due to the threat of #UAVs.