What can defend against off-the-shelf drone weapons?

Re:What can defend against off-the-shelf drone weapons? by PhasmaFelis on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @11:24PM (#17712992)

Is there reason to believe that gyrojets could be made practical? I was under the impression that there were fundamental flaws in the concept.

A small-arms-caliber recoilless rifle could work really well on a drone, though.

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Re:What can defend against off-the-shelf drone weapons? by Dancecity on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @11:58PM (#17713102)

Gyrojets never took off because of how expensive they are to produce compared to conventional ammo. ($10 vs $0.50) Their only advantages are gun size and recoil.

Micro drone guns might actually be the one use case for gyrojets, because recoil and barrel weight are the most serious issues.

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Re:What can defend against off-the-shelf drone weapons? by PhasmaFelis on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @11:07PM (#17721409)

I thought the major issue was that they were extremely vulnerable to being blown off course during the slow-moving launch phase. Basically, that even a mild crosswind would send it irretrievably askew.

I assumed that the price issue could in theory be solved by mass production economies of scale, if the other issues could be sorted out.

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