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This is the weapon of the future.
A $70 "toy" with a plastic box containing 1/4 kg of explosive duct taped to it or a mortar shell or grenade.
This is what gives military planners and governments nightmare.
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A $70 "toy" with a plastic box containing 1/4 kg of explosive duct taped to it or a mortar shell or grenade.
This is what gives military planners and governments nightmare.
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This has already stopped mechanized brigades, killed generals and governors, terrorized entire countries.
This toy has given the insurgent an almost perfect weapon.
It's cheap. Widely available. Easy to make. Easy to operate. Easy to make. Stand-off. Selective
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This toy has given the insurgent an almost perfect weapon.
It's cheap. Widely available. Easy to make. Easy to operate. Easy to make. Stand-off. Selective
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And it's almost unstoppable.
To defeat this weapon.
1. You have to jam the signal.
But you can't put jammers everywhere, only select sites.
And those jammers will block the electro-magnetic spectrum you need to use.
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To defeat this weapon.
1. You have to jam the signal.
But you can't put jammers everywhere, only select sites.
And those jammers will block the electro-magnetic spectrum you need to use.
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Then what do you do about the drone that are autonomous, using GPS.
Jammers won't work
Do you then block all GPS signals?
Of course, you can use a shotgun loaded with birdshot and try knocking them down.
But how realistic is that https://www.dronethusiast.com/best-drones-with-gps/
Jammers won't work
Do you then block all GPS signals?
Of course, you can use a shotgun loaded with birdshot and try knocking them down.
But how realistic is that https://www.dronethusiast.com/best-drones-with-gps/
2. You can go after the operator.
A single person can deploy perhaps 10 drones a day.
With multiple operators, the number of threats become daunting.
And try locating 1 to 10 people in a city of millions.
A single person can deploy perhaps 10 drones a day.
With multiple operators, the number of threats become daunting.
And try locating 1 to 10 people in a city of millions.
Yes, this little toy has fundamentally changed the face of war.
While nation states spend billions on weapons systems.
- these little mosquitos will be the rulers of the battlefield.
While nation states spend billions on weapons systems.
- these little mosquitos will be the rulers of the battlefield.
