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Re:Swarming drones autonomously navigate a dense forest by frozenport on Thursday May 05, 2022 @03:47AM (#31270709)
Not obvious if tiny drones pack enough heat to be relevant in an urban battlefield scenario or if they are actually useful compared to conventional approaches.
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Re:Swarming drones autonomously navigate a dense forest by flir on Thursday May 05, 2022 @05:10AM (#31271189)
Swarm of cheap drones blankets area. When an individual drone finds a target it requests an artillery strike (or similar) on its own location.

There's something about the swarming nature of these things that makes them even more unsettling.

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Re:Swarming drones autonomously navigate a dense forest by jl6 on Thursday May 05, 2022 @05:39AM (#31271339)
They’re big enough to carry a blinding laser and a computer capable of face recognition.

Expect urban defence to feature a lot of nets in the near future.

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Re:Swarming drones autonomously navigate a dense forest by edf13 on Thursday May 05, 2022 @03:59AM (#31270766)
A swam of tiny drones could easily overwhelm an enemy....

Lots of options. If against personel they just kamikaze in... if against armoured targets a small explosive charge on a hundred or so drones could easily destroy a target.

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Re:Swarming drones autonomously navigate a dense forest by frozenport on Thursday May 05, 2022 @12:24PM (#31275349)
What if they run against a wall?
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Re:Swarming drones autonomously navigate a dense forest by ceejayoz on Thursday May 05, 2022 @06:16AM (#31271534)
Do a Google search for drone propeller injuries. Those are accidental; now envision 20 of them working intentionally to slice you apart with the props.

They don’t really need armament to maim and kill.

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