3 ms·
> a shift towards small, cheap and disposable weapons; the increasing use of consumer technology; and the drift towards autonomy in battle I've been following
by btbuildem 3y ago
> a shift towards small, cheap and disposable weapons; the increasing use of consumer technology; and the drift towards autonomy in battle
I've been following this with some trepidation. It's incredible how accessible this technology is. Right now jamming seems to be the best defence, but how long before target recognition works well enough on these low-power chipsets?
A bad actor can send out a swarm of a few dozen; it doesn't matter if your flak cannons take down 80%, the few that get through still do serious damage.
Good luck to the Secret Service and the security detail of various excessively wealthy individuals.