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Systems such as Phalanx CISW with fully automatic mode have been available for ages.
by sorokod 9y ago
Systems such as Phalanx CISW with fully automatic mode have been available for ages.
- daxorid 9y agoYes, but to clarify, I meant access by civilians, given the availability of cheap FLIR systems, stepper motor rigs, and OpenCV processing.
- gaius 9y agoSystems such as Phalanx CISW with fully automatic mode have been available for ages Phalanx doesn't work tho' :-) In 1991 Iraqi forces launched a Silkworm missile against USS Missouri. The ship launched decoys... and its Phalanx guns promptly targeted those decoys. Fortunately there was a Royal Navy ship, HMS Gloucester, in the vicinity which dealt with the problem with a good British weapon, the Sea Dart missile. This was the first real "drone on drone" combat, if you will.
- sorokod 9y agoI expect the software was upgraded several times since. Also, I expect drone countermeasures coevolve with drones.