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Wild moment US Navy phalanx anti-aircraft gun trains its sights on passenger 737 as sailors laugh and tell the autonomous gun 'no no no'
Daily Mail UK ^
| 26 September 2023
| By KAMAL SULTAN
Posted on 09/27/2023 5:56:14 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/27/2023 5:57:21 AM PDT
by
KobraKai
To: KobraKai
TWA 800..................
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posted on
09/27/2023 5:59:17 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
A US Navy anti-aircraft system was spotted training its sights on a passenger plane in the sky as sailors laughed . . .What were the sailors doing hanging out around an autonomous anti-aircraft gun--weren't there any drag shows in the galley that day?
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:02:32 AM PDT
by
DaBroasta
("An armed society is a polite society" Heinlein)
To: Red Badger
Meh...yah gotta do something to amuse yourself out on the boat...long cruises suck.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:03:38 AM PDT
by
major_gaff
(University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
To: Red Badger
Oh damn! Did they have that tech back then? Pierre Salenger said it was friendly fire.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:07:57 AM PDT
by
mware
To: Red Badger
What a bunch of bed-wetters over at the Daily FeMail.
First of all, since this was the Navy, it very well could be that the "passenger 737" was actually a Navy P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft, and this was part of an exercise for the ship's CIC.
Second of all, if the CWIS was armed, sailors would not be allowed on deck at all. So the fact that the sailors were filming and joking indicates the weapon was not armed, and if that was a civilian 737 it was in no danger.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:08:45 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
To: Red Badger
When they put weapons systems under the control of artificial intelligence does that mean that the system will operate on its own and not take orders from mere humans?
I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:09:40 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Democracy dies when you take away from those who work and give to those who won't. Khrushchev.)
To: I want the USA back
What happens when ALL the AI’s on the PLANET link up together?.....................
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:10:44 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
800 indeed.
Hub said never happen a bunch of navy guys could keep it quiet. His immediate theory was reflected in Nelson demilles nightfall.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:10:50 AM PDT
by
stanne
To: Red Badger
yep, twa 800 is exactly the same case. Of course when they accidentally shoot it down they will totally cover it up.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:11:07 AM PDT
by
poinq
To: Red Badger
I was part of the team at General Dynamics Pomona that built the 1st 300 of them
It is made to search, find, track, AND COMPUTE IF A THREAT, TO SHOOT IT DOWN.
Yes, it will track a questionable target, and once the target’s track goes away from the ship, to ztand down.
To: mware
mware wrote: “Oh damn! Did they have that tech back then? Pierre Salenger said it was friendly fire.”
Red Badger wrote: “TWA 800..................”
TWA was over 13,000 feet. This weapon doesn’t have that kind of range. Besides the friendly fire theory has been debunked many times.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:12:00 AM PDT
by
DugwayDuke
(Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
To: Red Badger
I saw the movie. The boardroom demonstration didn’t end well.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:12:05 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: mware
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:12:06 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Yo-Yo
What’s the effective range of Phalanx? A commercial jet at cruising altitude is not “Close In”
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:14:18 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ping jockey
Wow! I know about the phalanx but I never heard about that. Yikes. I don’t know whether that is funny or sad. I guess being former military makes me smirk but I’m a bad boy and can’t help it. Thanks for that nugget.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:19:35 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(And the invasion of America continues while the RAT Party worries about the Ukraine.)
To: stanne
Outstanding book...I really like Nelson Demille.
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posted on
09/27/2023 6:19:36 AM PDT
by
moovova
("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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