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Old 14th Mar 2021, 16:30
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Originally Posted by Video Mixdown
UAVs don't have magic powers as far as I know - they're a target for air defence systems like any other aircraft. They've been shot down before and will be again.
As Asturias56 has pointed out, nobody has demonstrated a cost effective drone killing capability, despite the clear need. That indicates it is a significant problem, still being ignored in the force planning by all appearances.
Filtering out a set of small, agile and cheap airframes really requires an effective drone hunter of some sort, which no one has been able to produce. Laser based air defenses are in development, but still a good ways off from practical service.
So there is no need for magic powers, just a recognition that this is an unsolved issue which needs fixing asap.
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