Posted on 10/18/2020 6:14:05 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence is developing twin shotgun-toting drones that are able to fly inside buildings, as well as identify prospective targets using machine vision. The six-rotor drone so far exists in a prototype version called i9. It will primarily be used for indoors conflicts in which it could prove dangerous to send live personnel. These settings expose personnel to significant danger and unexpected lethal force.
However, while the drone could potentially have various autonomous features, the weapons themselves will be remote-controlled by a soldier responsible for firing them. The MoD told Digital Trends that the U.K. has no intention of developing Lethal Armed Autonomous Systems (LAWS).
Project i9 has been developed as part of an initiative to create armed urban warfare Unmanned Aerial Systems. The drone that has been developed is now being used for experimentation by potential users. The MoD has declined to provide photos of the prototype as the drone has been developed with a U.K. startup that is currently in “stealth mode.”
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“...a mounted shotgun would upset the drone.”
A snowflake drone?
Modified?
Improved cylinder?
Full?
Saw a documentary on door-breaching weapons. The UK MOD had one with a thermobaric (iirc) component. Great for troops.
The nutters in the UK raised a stink because “it will be used primarily against islamists....”.
Drones are cheap enough they could just make them Kamikaze with enough C-4 to get the job done.
An aerial version of the way they dispatched the Dallas police shooter several years ago.
AI robots killing people is a scary place to be, especially when the software is hacked by Antifa or the Chi-Coms.
Inevitable.
WORD!
283 years after his death, the dude's discovery continues to fill graveyards.
great its gonna be called the biden dron
shootin thru doors
Attach grenade launchers to the drones, fire, and bring it home for a drink.
whats that from?
I can’t imagine the kickback from a shotgun would be good for a tiny airborne drone that can fit through a doorway. This must be a sizable drone.
That’s an interesting point. First the drones have to get into the building.
And if a drone can get inside, it would likely be good for an unarmed lone individual that is mostly stationary.
A common shot gun or a Judge/Governor type pistol loaded with bird shot should take it out before the operator can ID a target and aim the weapon.
Just damn...
Do you have anything in a 40 watt plasma rifle?
If not, how many 208 ya got?
5.56mm
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