I see what you mean.
Posted on 05/30/2021 8:38:17 AM PDT by dynachrome
The March 2020 attack was in Libya and perpetrated by a Kargu-2 quadcopter drone produced by Turkish military tech company STM “during a conflict between Libyan government forces and a breakaway military faction led by Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army,” the Star reports, adding: “The Kargu-2 is fitted with an explosive charge and the drone can be directed at a target in a kamikaze attack, detonating on impact.”
The drones were operating in a “highly effective” autonomous mode that required no human controller and the report notes:
“The lethal autonomous weapons systems were programmed to attack targets without requiring data connectivity between the operator and the munition: in effect, a true ‘fire, forget and find’ capability” – suggesting the drones attacked on their own.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“Do a YouTube search for “Drone Swarms”. We already have tactics being tested.”
I have researched the subject. The big company solutions are too big and heavy for infantry. The solutions are oriented towards bases. And, those solutions assume, on average, that you don’t need to deploy them while simultaneously protecting yourself from other non drone threats.
There’s a huge asymmetry in drones vs. anti-drone technology. ISIS deployed drones they bought off Amazon and then modified for battlefield use. So, call it $1500 per drone. The solutions cost a lot more and have limited utility in most battlefield situations.
At the present time, the US could probably lock up the usable electromagnetic space over an area, thus knocking out any cheap, remotely controlled drones. But we probably can’t handle the self flying models that are already possible.
I thought that symbol was an Adobe logo a lot first. For a second I thought they moved beyond software.
Looks like a pretty stable platform in the video here:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2227168-turkey-is-getting-military-drones-armed-with-machine-guns/
I see what you mean.
True, the legs handle the recoil. Nice design!
Unless there is a specific target, where only single shot is needed...for max terror effect set the guns in the same position, but horizontal, like ancient Hero's steam engine.
... and get 360° spray around central axis of drone...git 'er done.
Reminds me of the weapon from the movie “Runaway”.🤔
Shooting skeet is going to have one heck of a comeback on military bases.
Bkmk
Coincidentally, the drone’s name is Hillary.
That was funny. Thanks!
This thing better have some recoil compensation.
Affordable autonomous drones enable a thrilling new hobby: urban drone wars. Democrat downtowns mostly evacuate on Sundays. America lovers could hold hunt-from-home team competitions to program and fly drones through metro forests (after church of course). The drones could be limited to rubber bullet machine guns and rubber tipped arrows, for now.
Horror movies start that way...
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