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Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by imtringued on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @01:57AM (#27444682)
>Nothing we have now (publicly) is going to do a damn against a shipping container full of 2-5 lb drones each carrying 1 lb of C4 in a swarm with cheap off the shelf sensors going 100 mph nap of the earth in a distributed pattern. And that is currently entirely doable with off the shelf drones using existing software and published techniques for peanuts. Add in some decent programming and logistics talent, and that is a huge problem.

Existing technology can take down conventional drones through Electronic Warfare and EW scales to an infinite number of drones assuming each drone is vulnerable.

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Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by lazide on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @10:45AM (#27448489)
That is not true. Existing technology can take out remote controlled conventional drones with EW.

I know of no existing (human proximity safe) EW that can handle optical based or internal (IMU) inertial autonomous flight, and both of those are more than good enough in this scenario (though optical may limit the upper speed bounds depending on the onboard processing capabilities). IMU based (pre programmed) could easily allow no active sensor mode, though would require pre-scouting the route.

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Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by ethbr0 on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @11:21AM (#27448955)
The Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) is probably what you're looking for.

The US Army is looking to field a demonstrator by 2022 & deploy by 2024.

They're exploring both laser and microwave / EM for the counter-UAS role. In complement to existing SAMs for higher-value/capability targets.

https://asc.army.mil/web/portfolio-item/ms-ifpc_inc_2-i/

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Re:To protect against weaponized drones, we must understand ... by lazide on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @01:03PM (#27450346)
Thank god something is in the pipeline! Thank you for the links.
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