Posted on 06/10/2025 9:58:39 PM PDT by McGruff
Future drones will have a terminal evasive algorithm manifesting itself in rapid changes in direction even though the drone always knows precisely where it is in relation to the target.
If a drone is hovering stationary, I can see it being shot down. But if it is moving, I can’t picture it being targeted accurately. Kinda like when shooting pheasants, you have to lead the target.
“Future drones will have a terminal evasive algorithm manifesting itself in rapid changes in direction”
Sounds like hunting dove with a shotgun.
That’s what I was thinking.
That’s the way the headline reads. There was a time, now in the distant past, in which most reporters and editors were literate.
It’s a $13 million contract, not a per scope price.
I abandoned fox long ago, so just curious:
When did fox become the National Enquirer?
smh
On a $1,400 rifle? Ridiculous. Combine the shotgun add-on (similar to the M203) and train skeet-shooting technique.
But that doesn't enrich contractors nor provide kickbacks.
Is the system stabilzed? Is the trigger pull automated?
You select a static or moving target and the image processing identifies the target, tracks the target, ranges the target using lasers or other appropriate ranging systems.
The system then collects temperature and atmospheric data to calculate ballistic solution that calculates a digital DOPE for bullet drop, target motion, wind drift and Coriolis effects corrections for the shot.
The operator holds the reticle on the target and pulls the trigger. When the calculated bullet trajectory intercepts the point of aim on the target an solenoid system with very fast lock time connected to the trigger fires the weapon. Pretty slick
At present but future generations of drones will have evasive movements that will be far more erratic.
Slick indeed! But it might be pretty tricky to hold steady on an erratic target long enough to get a successful solution. I wonder if air burst rounds are supported?
There is some technique involved but once you a designated the point of aim on the target the imaging systems track the point of aim so as soon as you are on aim it shoots .
It can also act as part of closed loop control tracking system for a computerized servo controlled mount
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