Re:Military drone swarms and how to combat them
by dinkledunk on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @05:56PM
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Put your drones inside a missile and launch them at their target.
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Re:Military drone swarms and how to combat them
by mattlondon on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @06:21PM
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I saw a slide somewhere recently - there are already plans for this as an artillery shell or missile. I think it was combined with ordinary ordnance- drone is ejected before main weapon payload towards end of "flight". Drone helps pick highest value target then is used after for damage assessment. Presumably then it self destructs or/or kamikazees
Re:Military drone swarms and how to combat them
by nradov on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @10:23PM
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Cruise missiles with submunition dispensers are not exactly a new concept. It's certainly possible in theory to stick some smart loitering munitions in a Tomahawk but that's going to be extremely expensive and not reusable.