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Seems pretty likely that these drones are operated by another branch of the US armed forces.
by zepto 5y ago
Seems pretty likely that these drones are operated by another branch of the US armed forces.
- TrumpRapedWomen 5y ago
- erik_landerholm 5y agoBased on what?
- nyokodo 5y ago> Based on what? Not the OP, but it’s far easier for a US military or civilian agency to be conducting drone tests in the vicinity of the US than anyone else. Plus the US govt has a history of warning about adversaries wielding covert weapons while they are already using them, e.g. Stuxnet was already destroying Iranian centrifuges while Obama was warning of cyber warfare.
- zepto 5y agoThese reasons, plus there is little to be gained by an adversary revealing capabilities so closely. One possibility is that this is intended to reveal to the Chinese that the US has drones capable of intercepting naval vessels, in order to dampen adventurism in the South China Sea. By doing it this way, they avoid the risk of a drone being captured and the capability being properly evaluated. This would create maximum uncertainty. It also reduces the justification for posturing and overt escalation.
- mwattsun 5y agoMy first reaction was the it was DOD skunks works running penetration testing in the field, probably to see how a ship and it's crew responds to an unusual surprise attack of this kind. Better to do it yourself rather than an adversary. The worst that could happen is some drones get destroyed. I wonder how the crew and the ship's tech handled it?
- Maursault 5y agoYour notion is so utterly ridiculous I don't know where to begin. How can anyone be so naive? What is quite obvious beyond all doubt is that it is the very same branch and sections operating these swarms right from the very ships that are allegedly being harassed. They've gotten so good at defeating drone swarms that they want the enemy to believe that they are confounded, and in the language of counter-intelligence, they are daring anyone to bring it on. You are sleeping. You do not want to believe. But do not doubt that the US Navy has some serious game, far beyond The Art of War and facile feints within feints.
- perl4ever 5y ago>They've gotten so good at defeating drone swarms that they want the enemy to believe that they are confounded, and in the language of counter-intelligence, they are daring anyone to bring it on In that case, no need for actual drones, just plant the stories for disinformation purposes. I'd like to see someone prove any of it is real.
- zepto 5y agoYes, it could also be an operation by another unit within the navy.
- pleb_nz 5y agoI can't tell if this is meant in jest....