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I literally posted a video from Rheinmetall demonstrating their drone defense system shooting down a group of drones using a single burst from an AA gun and the

I literally posted a video from Rheinmetall demonstrating their drone defense system shooting down a group of drones using a single burst from an AA gun and they are hardly the only corporation in the defense industry working on such systems. You're welcome to contact them to insist that that's not possible and that their system will never work, if you like. The idea that 200 mph drones cannot be shot down when 300 mph WW2 aircraft can be shot down by WW2 era technology (flak does not care what size the target is) or that drones cannot be detected by radar (even flying birds can be detected by radar) merits a similar dismissal.

kibwen 3y ago
The friendly infantry that you're trying to protect are going to love having friendly flak shells exploding fifteen feet above their lines, to say nothing of the fact that drones are so maneuverable that swarms will attack from every reachable direction simultaneously. Flak shells will be minimally useful (and ultimately more expensive than the drones that do get shot down; you've already lost economically). And "radar can detect birds, so it can detect drones" means nothing whatsoever unless you're willing to waste all your AA ammo depopulating the pigeon population. Again, nobody is saying there's no defense, but autonomous drone swarms are going to be as important to warfare as the airplane (which, likewise, there are defenses against). The important thing is to have planners acknowledge it.
- ThrowawayR2 3y ago
  Again, you're welcome to contact Rheinmetall and other defense corporations with your extensive knowledge of air defense radar, ground to air cannon and other weaponry, and drone capabilities to explain all these things that you believe they forgot to account for. Perhaps you're right and none of them have ever considered how to reliably distinguish between a flying bird and a, to use your numbers, 200mph drone or the cost of ammunition. I'm sure they will be delighted to have a person with such broad and deep expertise advising them.

kibwen 3y ago

The friendly infantry that you're trying to protect are going to love having friendly flak shells exploding fifteen feet above their lines, to say nothing of the fact that drones are so maneuverable that swarms will attack from every reachable direction simultaneously. Flak shells will be minimally useful (and ultimately more expensive than the drones that do get shot down; you've already lost economically). And "radar can detect birds, so it can detect drones" means nothing whatsoever unless you're willing to waste all your AA ammo depopulating the pigeon population. Again, nobody is saying there's no defense, but autonomous drone swarms are going to be as important to warfare as the airplane (which, likewise, there are defenses against). The important thing is to have planners acknowledge it.

ThrowawayR2 3y ago
Again, you're welcome to contact Rheinmetall and other defense corporations with your extensive knowledge of air defense radar, ground to air cannon and other weaponry, and drone capabilities to explain all these things that you believe they forgot to account for. Perhaps you're right and none of them have ever considered how to reliably distinguish between a flying bird and a, to use your numbers, 200mph drone or the cost of ammunition. I'm sure they will be delighted to have a person with such broad and deep expertise advising them.