If a swarm of 1,000 twin-tailed scorpion drones strikes at the same time, will the US air defense system be able to resist it?

If a swarm of 1,000 twin-tailed scorpion drones strikes at the same time, we can't help but question whether the air defense system that the U.S. military is proud of can still maintain its effectiveness.

This unmanned aerial system, with a fuselage of up to 10 meters and a wingspan of 20 meters, its practical ceiling can reach 9500 meters, the range is more than 8000 kilometers, and the air time is up to 35 hours, showing its excellent endurance, and its maximum load capacity has reached 4.3 tons, and it can even carry 16 cruise missiles or precision-guided bombs when fully loaded, which undoubtedly provides strong fire support for hitting enemy targets.

Even more striking is the extremely cost-effective nature of the twin-tailed scorpion drone. One such drone costs only 2 million yuan, and the total cost of a thousand is only 2 billion yuan. Such a price is simply insignificant compared to the minimum 100 billion yuan required by the US military to form an aircraft carrier battle group. This also means that we are fully capable of equipping 10,000 twin-tailed scorpion drones to form a huge drone cluster to provide strong support for the war.

Moreover, the flight altitude of the twin-tailed scorpion drone can reach tens of thousands of meters, which makes it difficult to intercept most air defense missiles, and the maximum range of the TS20 stealth cruise missile carried by it has reached 1000 kilometers, which means that the twin-tailed scorpion drone can launch a strike 1000 kilometers away from the enemy target, and the strike range is enough to cover all the military bases of the entire second island chain of the US military.

Imagine a thousand twin-tailed scorpion drones taking off at the same time, carrying tens of thousands of missiles or precision-guided bombs, approaching enemy positions like black clouds, whether they are surface ships, beachheads, airfields, or radar stations, they will face a huge threat. Such a cluster strike capability will undoubtedly bring tremendous pressure and challenges to the US military.

Therefore, we can say that in the face of a swarm strike of a thousand twin-tailed scorpion drones, the air defense system of the US military may be difficult to cope with. The powerful performance and excellent cost-effectiveness of the twin-tailed scorpion drone make it a force to be reckoned with in modern warfare.

From the perspective of airframe design, it directly imitates the Russian An-124 and has a unique whale-shaped nose, which can reduce drag and improve economy and maneuverability when flying at high altitude and low speed. At the same time, its fuselage is small, the wingspan is large, the lift drag is relatively large, and the requirements for the runway are not high, so as to achieve flexible take-off and landing. In the face of the threat of drones in modern warfare, whether the existing air defense system of the US military can still maintain its original effectiveness is a question worthy of in-depth discussion.

The U.S. military's current air defense system for UAVs mainly includes three major systems: Patriot, Avenger and Phalanx. As a representative of the medium- and long-range surface-to-air missile defense system, the main responsibility of the Patriot is to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and advanced air targets, with an effective range of up to 40 kilometers. However, we must take into account that the Patriot missile is expensive, at least more than three million dollars for one, and up to $8 million for the PUCK 3 type dedicated to anti-missiles. Such a cost, even if it can ensure 100% of the twin-tailed scorpion drones are shot down, it is obviously not cost-effective from an economic point of view.

The Avenger system focuses more on low-altitude defense, equipped with 8 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and an anti-aircraft machine gun, mainly used to intercept low-altitude targets such as small UAVs, cruise missiles and helicopters, and its effective range is only 5.6 kilometers, which means that the Avenger system is almost impossible to reach in the face of twin-tailed scorpion drones flying at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters.

The phalanx system is more inclined to short-range defense, mainly intercepting low-altitude and high-speed targets such as anti-ship missiles, mines and small aircraft within 1500 meters, providing final protection for surface ships.

Of course, in addition to these missile defense systems, electromagnetic interference and laser weapons are also seen as effective means of intercepting UAVs, especially in the fight against small suicide UAVs, they show a high cost performance, and the twin-tailed scorpion UAV is also equipped with advanced artificial intelligence technology, which can achieve autonomous flight, autonomous navigation and autonomous combat capabilities. Equipped with high-precision sensors and an advanced image recognition system, it is able to perceive its surroundings in real time and make intelligent decisions, which allows it to complete tasks independently in complex combat environments and reduce dependence on personnel.

The twin-tailed scorpion UAV has an excellent range of more than 8,000 kilometers and a flight altitude of up to tens of thousands of meters, which gives it a high degree of operational flexibility and safety. Without venturing into the interception range of enemy air defense systems, the Twin-tailed Scorpion can fully use its long-range strike capabilities as a weapon launch platform to launch cruise missiles at a safe distance of 1,000 kilometers from the target.

Whether it is the US military's Patriot or Avenger air defense system, or electromagnetic interference means, in the face of the high-altitude and high-speed flight and long-range strike capabilities of the twin-tailed scorpion UAV, it will be difficult for them to obtain an effective interception opportunity. Even if they were to intercept, they would only be able to target the missiles launched by the Twin-tailed Scorpion, not the Twin-tailed Scorpion itself.

The depth of defense of the US aircraft carrier battle group is usually about 400 kilometers, and the maximum distance is only 1,000 kilometers. In the face of such a defensive range, the twin-tailed scorpion drone showed a huge advantage. In the face of the US aircraft carrier battle group, we can flexibly mobilize hundreds of twin-tailed scorpion UAVs, take advantage of their long range and flight altitude, easily avoid enemy air defense systems, and launch thousands of cruise missiles beyond the depth of the aircraft carrier's defense. Such a covering strike would put tremendous pressure on the US aircraft carrier battle group, making it difficult to respond effectively.

Therefore, the twin-tailed scorpion UAV has become a powerful force in modern warfare with its excellent range, flight altitude and long-range strike capabilities. In the face of high-end targets such as the US aircraft carrier battle group, it has shown extremely high combat effectiveness and security, bringing new tactical and strategic options to modern warfare, and the effectiveness of the existing US air defense system in the face of high-end threats such as twin-tailed scorpion UAVs has obviously been challenged to a certain extent. Whether in terms of cost, range or technology, the existing system is inadequate.