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> UAV's for area defense Are drones any efficient against rockets?

• jqpabc123 4y ago
  Against hypersonic missiles, the only thing we currently have is "potential". I can tell you from the physics involved, nothing short of a Star Wars type weapon will work --- either a laser or a particle beam. And even with such a weapon, it will have to be extremely high power and capable of delivering a knock out blow almost instantaneously at long range. Hypersonic missiles are moving at about 5 miles per second and the flight path is constantly being altered so maintaining an accurate target lock for more than a second will be very challenging. The closer the missile gets, the harder the tracking becomes. And it gets closer very quickly. If such a system existed (which it doesn't), it and an adequate power supply probably won't fit on a drone. Frankly, I think an effective solution is decades away. Don't let your kid join the Navy and end up a sitting duck aboard a shiny big target (aka a carrier).