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Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by magicsmoke on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @06:40PM (#27442035)
What about their speed and range? If they fly fast they're not going far. If they go far they're slow moving targets. And if they go fast and far they have expensive rockets attached and you're being hit with missiles instead.
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Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by baybal2 on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @06:50PM (#27442119)
The biggest threat today are tactical drones from just below a ton to a few tons.

100-300km - way outside of range of artillery. And they are all field runway launchable, so you don't really get anything from bombing the airfield.

And most of them are made to fly below heights at which any air defence is effective.

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