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I'm curious what will come about with different sizes. I'll bet a lot of people think of this in the context of quadcopters up to predator drones. I'm in the mi

I'm curious what will come about with different sizes. I'll bet a lot of people think of this in the context of quadcopters up to predator drones. I'm in the middle of The Diamond Age and all I can think of is the drones so small you can't see them. Imagine a jet flying through a cloud of drones. Maybe most are destroyed. But some work their way into the internal systems, or perhaps into the cockpit itself, and do who knows what.

renewiltord 6y ago
Judging by current aircraft, maybe all the drone does is release a life-size swan into the jet engine.
- golergka 6y ago
  Black or white? Also, poor animal.
- brmgb 6y ago
  That's not far from how an anti-aircraft gun works. You create a cloud of shrapnel on the trajectory of the plane and its own velocity will damage it.
GhostVII 6y ago
I don't think a cloud of drones would be much more effective than the missiles we already have. Unless they are completely undetectable, they would be far easier to avoid than a missile.
- shostack 6y ago
  Imagine if the goal isn't immediate destruction. Perhaps the jet thinks it destroyed or evaded them. Then it gets back to base. Drones phone home with location data of base for other ordinance, release biological warfare agents infecting an entire base (or worse), or spread from the infected jet to other vehicles and equipment doing untold billions in damage.