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tbh this seems like the perfect situation to test US air defences and radar technology. Flying a long range unarmed stealth drone in lightly populated areas th
by lumost 6y ago
tbh this seems like the perfect situation to test US air defences and radar technology.
Flying a long range unarmed stealth drone in lightly populated areas through the US would tell you a great deal about how observable the drone is to US radars. Flying dangerously through Air traffic controlled space also ensures that the military radars get pointed in your direction at some point or another.
For an unarmed small(ish) drone the risks of getting caught are likely minimal. Crash in an unpopulated area (plenty of those in the west coast), self-destruct at high altitude or simply acknowledge the spying incident and point to the SR-71/U-2 as precedent.
- saagarjha 6y agoThis seems like the perfect situation to test how quickly you would like to be arrested.
- Ancapistani 6y agoIf I understand the GP correctly, it’s hard to arrest the Russian or Chinese Air Force.
- lumost 6y agoaye - or given how low cost/portable drones are now - any agents of those governments ( or other governments ).
- sneak 6y agoIt's also possible it is an internal US-on-US test of existing air defense systems? It's not like anything as huge as US air defense is totally monolithic, and people in the detection side may not even have need-to-know for the stuff being prototyped by offensive types.