Robot Dogs, UGVs and Apaches Downing Drones with Hellfires at the US-Saudi Counter-UAS Exercise | Aviation

The Red Sands Counter-UAS drills took place in a region with heavy UAS activity and with an Ally that combated asymmetric drone attacks by the Houthis much before the wars in Ukraine or Gaza.

This year’s iteration of the Red Sands exercise between the U.S. and KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), in the CENTCOM (Central Command) area of responsibility, saw the participation of robot dogs, AH-64 Apache helicopters firing Hellfire missiles to shoot down drones, UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) and a quadcopter for tactical resupply.

The exercise, which focuses on counter-UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) defense, was held earlier this month and also saw the participation of the U.S. Army’s DEVCOM-AC (Development Command-Armaments Center), which arranged the presence of some new advanced systems.

Taking place at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center in Saudi Arabia, the exercise is held twice each year. While some photos were released on the DVIDS network, no press statements or details were divulged. Last year, officials said Red Sands 23-2 was focused on strengthening military relations between the two countries, experimenting with cutting-edge technologies, and developing procedures to defeat UAS threats while increasing the combat readiness against emerging UAS threats.

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