Posted on 10/05/2020 6:09:24 PM PDT by MtnClimber
The U.K. has developed a new fighting drone designed to help soldiers breach urban defenses. The i9 uncrewed aerial vehicle can navigate indoors, locate and identify targets, and then open fire with not one but two shotgun barrels. Like all weaponized drones, a human operator must make the decision to shoot or not shoot.
The drone, revealed by the Times of London, was developed for the British armed forces. The drone is meant to act as a breaching weapon, flying into a small room or house occupied by enemy troops and neutralizing them from within.
Breaching operations are among the most dangerous in ground warfare. Ground troops must typically blow open a door and rush inside, shooting the enemy at point blank range. Casualties in such operations are typically very high, particularly for the first ones through the door.
i9 allows a drone to do the most dangerous part of the job. With the new drone, British troops might break down the entry door with a demolition charge and then send the i9 in. Flying high and fast, the drone would outpace the defenders beneath it, identify them, and line up on an enemy target. The i9 operator could verify the targets are hostile and then authorize the drone to open fire.
(Excerpt) Read more at popularmechanics.com ...
“Like all weaponized drones, a human operator must make the decision to shoot or not shoot.”
I find this sentence, this assurance to be instructive. Why is this sentence in the article?
1. Is this assertion even true?
2. Why is this included in the article? The statement seems oddly out of place.
3. Who tells journalist what to write?
Why does this feel contrived and a not so subtle form of thought control? Again why? What are the London to D.C. military complex up to? Nothing good I wager.
“New Urban Combat Drone Is a Shotgun Toting Hexacopter”
how much are these (sans shotgun of course) on amazon?
Thanks for Posting that vid
Me too. What they going to stop the recoil? Kamakazi drone? Who cares? The whole blows up with 2-3-4 lb warhead. Think steerable Canon shell for short ranges.
Attaching a weapon to a drone has been kind of an obvious approach, for years. The primary purchasers would be governments, and the likely targets would be those governments own citizens.
"Hey, boss - just scratched another dozen white supremacists with illegal assault weapons! How much is the bonus this week?"
"Were they wearing MAGA or NRA hats? You get an extra $50 per, for hats."
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