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Don't forget about all those simple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_countermeasure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_countermeasure devices. Th
by amai 8y ago
Don't forget about all those simple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_countermeasure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_countermeasure devices.
The Russians had quite some success in Syria using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasukha_(electronic_warfare_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasukha_(electronic_warfare_s... . (https://thedefensepost.com/2018/05/01/russia-syria-electronic-warfare/ https://thedefensepost.com/2018/05/01/russia-syria-electroni...)
All those sensitive electronic robots are useless in a real war. Makes me wonder who really needs them?
- yorwba 8y agoJamming communications doesn't make robots useless. It just means that they can't be controlled remotely, can't use GPS to navigate and can't provide real-time surveillance. That can be worked around by pre-programming a fixed route or an objective to be fulfilled autonomously, by using celestial navigation or geographical landmarks, and by having surveillance drones return to base to deliver recordings using a physical connection.
- pixl97 8y agoHonestly a swarm of drones with laser based communication sounds just like the thing that may make widescale jamming useless in the future. Also, makes jamming pretty risky since something will head your way... and explode.
- ntsplnkv2 8y agoAre there drones that use celestial navigation? What if it's cloudy?
- yorwba 8y agoI don't know about drones, but it is in use for missiles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_guidance#Astro-inertial_guidance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_guidance#Astro-inertia... Cloudiness would be a problem, but in that case you could still fall back to a combination of other systems.