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@bscholl endorses Jasper Lortije's 'AIR DEFENSE AS A SERVICE' plan (post…

2026-08-05 · 16:32 UTC ·@bscholl ·1 min read

Brief

Jasper Lortije's 'AIR DEFENSE AS A SERVICE' proposal (ImpactDrones, YC S26) markets containerized autonomous interceptor cells to private firms—bypassing slow military buyers—after an alleged March attack that disabled three AWS Middle East data centers and cost Amazon $200M in one day; the system physically removes drones (not jamming) as a lower-cost alternative to >$1M Patriot intercepts.

Why it matters

@bscholl endorses Jasper Lortije's 'AIR DEFENSE AS A SERVICE' plan (post published 2026-08-05), arguing to bypass glacial military procurement and sell containerized interceptors directly to private companies he says are threatened by Iranians.

Key details

  • Jasper Lortije claims that in March drones knocked three AWS Middle East data centers offline and a dozen core cloud services, causing Amazon to lose $200 million in one day—prompting a civilian-focused defense solution.
  • ImpactDrones (Y Combinator S26) proposes containerized autonomous interceptor cells that detect, launch, and physically remove drones (not jamming); the proposal contrasts this with using >$1M Patriot missiles to kill ~$30k drones as economically infeasible for civilian sites.
Source evidence

This is a brilliant approach to missile/drone interceptors—including the idea of bypassing glacial military buyers and selling directly to private companies who are threatened by the Iranians.

Wishing them all the success.

Jasper Lortije (@JasperLort)

AIR DEFENSE AS A SERVICE.

In March, drones took three AWS data centers offline in the Middle East and a dozen core cloud services with them. Amazon lost 200 million USD in one day.

We build the box that stops it.

Containerized cells of autonomous interceptors, parked next to anything you need to keep running. It detects the drone, launches, and physically removes it. Not jamming.

A Patriot missile costs over 1m USD to kill a 30k USD drone. That math never scaled to civilian sites. Ours does.

Introducing @impactdrones, @ycombinator S26. Air defense as a service for critical civilian infrastructure.

Video

— https://nitter.net/JasperLort/status/2084702238493041101#m