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Certainly the technology needs maturing but one might imagine that other elements could provide overwatch/supporting fire while the boarding party maneuvers. Ad

by adolph 6y ago

Certainly the technology needs maturing but one might imagine that other elements could provide overwatch/supporting fire while the boarding party maneuvers. Additionally, while the video shows relatively long flights actual use might only replace the ladder or fastrope portion of boarding.

vkou 6y ago
Does this sort of thing happen frequently enough in peacetime to even warrant a contract to build this? Again, see my question about "Who in their right mind opens fire on an inspection crew sent by a warship?" And during wartime, I don't see this being at all useful. This isn't the eighteenth century, warships no longer perform boarding actions against opponents that are going to shoot back.
- wonderwonder 6y ago
  Its already built. You can buy one retail: https://gravity.co/ https://gravity.co/ But yes, not really sure of the real world application of this in a military situation. It seems all you can do is fly, any effort to manipulate a weapon wearing these things seems like it would go poorly.
  - zimpenfish 6y ago
    > You can buy one retail Best I can tell from the website, you can commission one via a "contact us with your enquiry" form but you can't buy one retail as such. Which is a shame because they look like fun.
- soneil 6y ago
  We're over 10 years into dealing with piracy in & around the gulf of Aden. Boarding ships happens more in peacetime than wartime.
  - dnautics 6y ago
    Moreover the us is likely to withdraw naval overwatch over the Arabian sea and the middle east as it no longer needs access to Saudi oil. This sort of thing is very prudent for the UK to develop. Probably china should think about this sort of thing too since 60% of its food supply depends on middle eastern petrochemical input.
- OJFord 6y ago
  > Does this sort of thing happen frequently enough in peacetime [...] > And during wartime, I don't see this being at all useful. This isn't the eighteenth century, warships no longer perform boarding actions Exactly, this would be more for peacekeeping operations, the RM do a fair amount of anti-piracy, which is often/I suppose always, by the time they're involved, going to mean board & search & whatever else. I don't think this video (on the OEM's YouTube channel no less) should be taken to mean it's the new SOP though! Just R&D/evaluation, not going to find the next best thing without trying any candidates.

by adolph 6y ago

vkou 6y ago

Does this sort of thing happen frequently enough in peacetime to even warrant a contract to build this? Again, see my question about "Who in their right mind opens fire on an inspection crew sent by a warship?" And during wartime, I don't see this being at all useful. This isn't the eighteenth century, warships no longer perform boarding actions against opponents that are going to shoot back.

wonderwonder 6y ago
Its already built. You can buy one retail: https://gravity.co/ https://gravity.co/ But yes, not really sure of the real world application of this in a military situation. It seems all you can do is fly, any effort to manipulate a weapon wearing these things seems like it would go poorly.
- zimpenfish 6y ago
  > You can buy one retail Best I can tell from the website, you can commission one via a "contact us with your enquiry" form but you can't buy one retail as such. Which is a shame because they look like fun.
soneil 6y ago
We're over 10 years into dealing with piracy in & around the gulf of Aden. Boarding ships happens more in peacetime than wartime.
- dnautics 6y ago
  Moreover the us is likely to withdraw naval overwatch over the Arabian sea and the middle east as it no longer needs access to Saudi oil. This sort of thing is very prudent for the UK to develop. Probably china should think about this sort of thing too since 60% of its food supply depends on middle eastern petrochemical input.
OJFord 6y ago
> Does this sort of thing happen frequently enough in peacetime [...] > And during wartime, I don't see this being at all useful. This isn't the eighteenth century, warships no longer perform boarding actions Exactly, this would be more for peacekeeping operations, the RM do a fair amount of anti-piracy, which is often/I suppose always, by the time they're involved, going to mean board & search & whatever else. I don't think this video (on the OEM's YouTube channel no less) should be taken to mean it's the new SOP though! Just R&D/evaluation, not going to find the next best thing without trying any candidates.