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F-18s launch swarming mini-UAVs.
Imiagine swarms of these loitering over the battlefield......
Alert 5 » Watch 3 Super Hornets release 103 mini-drones - Military Aviation News (http://alert5.com/2017/01/10/watch-3-super-hornets-release-103-mini-drones/)
During a demonstration at China Lake in October 2016, three Super Hornets released 103 Perdix mini-uavs and the drones then later flew together as a swarm.
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Pontius Navigator
10th Jan 2017, 07:36
103/3
Doesn't add up :) hang up?
Just This Once...
10th Jan 2017, 07:43
You forgot the 2 queens.
thunderbird7
10th Jan 2017, 08:25
They were on the BA plane flying above....
Basil
10th Jan 2017, 10:39
"Battery commander. Next shoot will be grapeshot."
Martin the Martian
10th Jan 2017, 12:50
Just play the Beastie Boys at them.
(see Star Trek Beyond for the ref).
Lonewolf_50
10th Jan 2017, 13:44
I am reminded of this killer bee activity (http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-killer-bees/n8622?snl=1).
Lantern10
10th Jan 2017, 20:27
^^ Not available in Australia.
Lonewolf_50
10th Jan 2017, 21:25
@Lantern10: it was the SNL skit from 1976 with John Belushi and Elliot Gould.
Really interesting video. The technology is coming.
Alert 5 » Watch what happens when you pit two teams of 25 drones against each other - Military Aviation News (http://alert5.com/2017/04/25/watch-what-happens-when-you-pit-two-teams-of-25-drones-against-each-other/)
A_Van
26th Apr 2017, 15:44
Various Middle East mobs are already using this kind of "asymmetric warfare" targeting Patriot radars:
Suicide Drones Have Migrated To The Conflict In Yemen - The Drive (http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/8586/suicide-drones-have-migrated-to-the-conflict-in-yemen)
Indeed, a 50 bucks quadcop from a shop, or even the one printed using a 3D-printer and carrying 50 g of TNT can destroy the antenna....
Basil
26th Apr 2017, 16:10
Defence:
Shrapnel shell with prox fuze?
Substantial shotgun? (Prob less collateral damage)
Rocket launched net?
Custard hose?
Sounds fine, but think replacement for cluster bombs. If a stand-off aircraft launches a JP-233 equivalent which contains a drone swarm which is designed to find their designated target then do a swarming "dance" around it as they close close from 360 degrees in a manner designed to defeat such weapons before a final plunge onto the target it would be difficult to defend against.
They could even react to the defences and try feints and several attacks - 360 degree, multiple line astern, simultaneous vertical and horizontal. The Terminator isn't far off.
Defence:
Shrapnel shell with prox fuze?
Substantial shotgun? (Prob less collateral damage)
Rocket launched net?
Custard hose?The cheapest and most effective defense is probably a jammer that disrupts the control signal.
FakePilot
26th Apr 2017, 17:47
Various Middle East mobs are already using this kind of "asymmetric warfare" targeting Patriot radars:
Suicide Drones Have Migrated To The Conflict In Yemen - The Drive (http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/8586/suicide-drones-have-migrated-to-the-conflict-in-yemen)
Indeed, a 50 bucks quadcop from a shop, or even the one printed using a 3D-printer and carrying 50 g of TNT can destroy the antenna....
Wait, isn't a suicide drone a fancy name for guided missile?
racedo
26th Apr 2017, 19:17
Missile launched that gives out a massive EMT burst over a short distance ends said swarm.
It is not just a military weapon it is an every terrorist weapon.