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Posted on 05/20/2025 1:48:29 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
US-based defense contractor AeroVironment has revealed a drone that can choose its own targets and cause a lot of damage upon hitting them.
Called the Red Dragon, this "one-way attack" drone is intended to help the US maintain "air superiority."
The Red Dragon can reach speeds of 160km/h and travel nearly 400km
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We’ve had loitering target seeking missiles for SEAD in service for a while. They look for a radar emitter and use search patterns and fixes to plot it’s location to be able to attack it. Newer ones can even recognize AD Battery vehicles and target them by visual discrimination. Back in the 90’s TACIT Rainbow was going to do this. We have better computers and algorithms today, as does just about anyone with access to google. I wonder if we even use and uplink to google lens to get an ID answer today. Cheaper than writing your own code and it has a bigger database I’m sure.
At under 250 miles the range is short for much of the strategic uses Ukrainians would find for them. If the weapon is expensive, as this would probably be the case given the mindset of the DoD, the trade-off might not be good.
I think we should ask the experts on the ground, the Ukrainians.
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
We could use one here in Atlanta to clear traffic on interstate 75/85
Do you see?
And that is how Skynet was born.
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