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To: dhs12345

Multi-million dollar missile vs. my $139.99 dollar GPS I hope so.

Still, even if they had the same in accuracy would still be good enough to destroy a HAS with fighter aircraft inside.


73 posted on 04/07/2017 4:33:48 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel
Originally, there was a forced inaccuracy and accuracy was much worse. The GPS is a lot more accurate since the late 90s and an industry has developed around it. All cell phones have them now.

No doubt that military equipment is much better but it is more than that — sounds like the Tomahawk is very sophisticated. What they should do is stick a camera on the end of it so that targeting can be changed on the fly. Then again, targeting is probably done from satellites or awac. The question: how accurate is the targeting information — targets move? This is why surprise was so important in Syria.

Also, with the drones flying all over in the states, a terrorist could weaponized one and deliver it with high precision. As you point out, even the lesser precision commercial GPS systems are still adequate. Something to be concerned about.

140 posted on 04/08/2017 6:14:15 AM PDT by dhs12345
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