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Current anti-air defense systems can eat Predator and Reaper drones for breakfast, and still ask for seconds. New anti-air defense systems defending against dr
by ihsw 11y ago
Current anti-air defense systems can eat Predator and Reaper drones for breakfast, and still ask for seconds.
New anti-air defense systems defending against drone swarms will be developed.
- knowaveragejoe 11y agoThat's because the Predator, Reaper et. al. were designed to operate in areas where AA isn't a threat.
- pjc50 11y agoSo, one of the IRA attacks on the British government involved parking a van with a mortar launcher in the back within range of Downing Street. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downing_Street_mortar_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downing_Street_mortar_attack The 21st century of that would be a van releasing bomb-carrying small drones that would then fly to their target at street level. This presents a serious problem for attempting to intercept them, as any detonation along the way would also have civilian casualties.