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And jammers won't stop UAV'S following a Pre programmed path using a basic accelerometer and no GPS.
I suspect soft kill defence systems will be a huge growth area - you can't safely pump tons of lead into the air to defend a location in a heavily populated area against a piece of plastic - armed or not.
I can see very small missiles being developed or even suicide drones packed with nets. Otherwise loaded with pellets that will fly next to "bogey" UAV and detonate. The pellets would be harmless when they fall back to earth, versus say a 20mm round.Last edited by pym; 7 December 2016, 11:31.
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Originally posted by sofa View PostWhat about Laser's
they will probably be widespread in the C-RAM and CIWS role in the 'top end' Navies by about 2025 with some ground based roles being on a similar timescale, but i'm afraid that i doubt they will be within either the Irish budget, or within the list of politically acceptable capabilities for Ireland to have. based on the 'still not buying PGM's for mortars, artillery, ships and aircraft' thing, i think you wouldn't lose money waiting till 2050 or so...
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Originally posted by sofa View PostWhat about Laser's
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Originally posted by ancientmariner View PostPossibly there is a role for Lasers at a suitable intensity. Unmanned aircraft have one thing in common, especially with large payloads, and long range and endurance. They are slow and should be acquirable by modern systems. The small drones are under 100 knots and short ranged flying at low altitudes.
the current deployed LaWS as deployed by the USN aboard the USS Ponce is an ideal system, however buying enough of them to protect a single city from UAV's coming from either inside or outside that city would bankrupt the Irish DoD with the signing of a single cheque.
time, therefore, for another plan.
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Originally posted by ropebag View Postif modern CIWS and associated sytems can intercept supersonic missile systems and incoming rockets and Artillery shells at a tactical levels - which they can, have been doing in real world conditions for years - they can intecept UAV's regardless of the hight and speed of the UAV. the problem of UAV's is not their size (or lack thereof..) height or speed, its firstly how cheap they are and therefore how easy it is to produce a mass attack event, secondly the detection coverage required to allow interception within an urban area at perhaps 60ft while flying down a city street, and thirdly - bluntly - where all the crap goes: if you use dumb ammunition you have a lump of metal, or more likely lots of lumps of metal falling to earth somewhere along (hopefully) with the UAV, if you use smart ammunition you need to use far fewer lumps of metal that will fall to earth, but they will be bigger lumps of metal, along with the UAV...
the current deployed LaWS as deployed by the USN aboard the USS Ponce is an ideal system, however buying enough of them to protect a single city from UAV's coming from either inside or outside that city would bankrupt the Irish DoD with the signing of a single cheque.
time, therefore, for another plan.
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Originally posted by ropebag View Postthe problem of UAV's is not their size (or lack thereof..) height or speed, its firstly how cheap they are and therefore how easy it is to produce a mass attack event,.
DJi MAVIK is .75kg which is under the IAA drone Registration act
It has a transmission range of 4km and top speed of 65kmph (extendable up to 12Km with cheap add ons) . It is available for under €1,200.
You would not even need to add explosives. It in itself can be weaponised against certain targets.
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Originally posted by ancientmariner View PostNot to be too pedantic, a net system around key areas. Arming and launching drones might not amass in numbers to cause an unbearable threat...
Easter Parade?
Croke Park?Last edited by ropebag; 8 December 2016, 19:03.
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Anyone able to ID this "anti drone gun"?
An image to time-stamp @wef 2017 -- Anti-drone guns being deployed
— Andrew Barden (@abarden) January 16, 2017
by @sdawsonphoto via @bloombergimages #Davos #davos2017 @business pic.twitter.com/KLl0Ym25D0
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It looks like a jammer similar to this http://www.blighter.com/products/aud...ce-system.htmlEveryone who's ever loved you was wrong.
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