Andy_W
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Interesting idea, but the detector would easily still pick that up, would probably act as a good target actually, and would probably also give itself away in other areas.Drones with mirrors!
Interesting idea, but the detector would easily still pick that up, would probably act as a good target actually, and would probably also give itself away in other areas.Drones with mirrors!
More seriously, low-level drone swarms would be difficult to intercept if they're coming in below roof height.Interesting idea, but the detector would easily still pick that up, would probably act as a good target actually, and would probably also give itself away in other areas.
Tucker Carlson pretending he's a journalist. On Fox all he did was give his opinion and "ask questions". Nothing he is doing in Moscow is for the benefit of the American people.Tucker - Putin
Probably get pelters for posting this , but Tucker Carlson been in Moscow interviewing Putin
Yawn.Yup, lasers will be the death of small drones which aren't big enough or stealth enough to defend themselves, at least lasers used in detection anyway.
All it will take is a laser scan of the localised sky, similar to a point cloud or how surface monitoring works in engineering nowadays. Kit <20k can scan an area 100m x 100m, from 100m distance, in ~30cm resolution to detect movements of 1mm, and scan the whole area in a second. So that could protect a box of sky of the same size, and pick up anything 30cm in size, in a second. Obviously you don't need to pick things up every second (which are slow, like drones), so you can use 10 seconds to increase the resolution or widen the area covered. 100m x 100m of sky, from 100m away will cover a significant amount of area which things would be coming from. They can do like 30,000 points a second, the last time I looked.
You could do 1km x 1km of sky, from 1km away with 30cm resolution, every 30 seconds. Good enough to pick up a drone large enough to carry armament. Mobile Lidar can already do this for surveys etc, but I expect masses of systems are being adapted for this for picking up anything in the sky (as opposed to no returns, which a laser fired into the sky would usually get).
Probably doesn't need a laser to shoot them down, and the tech for this is probably not close, but something like a much smaller scale phalanx, or basically an accurate auto shotgun could do the job. Doesn't need 50 cal rounds when a BB would take it down or damage it enough.
Laser would be better than Radar too, due to the better resolution, and much less range needed. You don't need a massive expensive radar, if you have portable laser detection, which is extremely cheap for what it does, and it's also tiny (shoe box size). Picking up a jet from 100 miles away is great, and necessary when they can air launch cruise missiles, but a small drone carrying a small amount of explosive needs far less protection and range.
Is there any need?Yawn.
Yeah anything low level has been traditionally hard to take out, it's why the Tornado was designed, and lasted so long, and why they often fly cruise missiles very low, even though the air is more dense/ less range etc. Thing is that may be the old way of thinking as it was more based on avoiding radar detection, which was basically stuck on the deck without a massive feat of engineering or local terrain allowing them on hills/ mountains etc. Sure, there are airborne radars but they will always be less resolution, and much bigger for the same resolution.More seriously, low-level drone swarms would be difficult to intercept if they're coming in below roof height.
Haha, if it can blow faster than the drone can fly, sure, and to a distance longer than the assumed blast radius?If you've got serious issues with drone attacks, wouldn't a big electric fan be the solution?
Not with the price of electricity these daysIf you've got serious issues with drone attacks, wouldn't a big electric fan be the solution?
When did the cost of anything become relevant when it comes to wars?Not with the price of electricity these days
Was a joke mateWhen did the cost of anything become relevant when it comes to wars?
So if an ex Soviet now democratic Country asks to join NATO to protect their democratic freedom from a psychopathic dictator we should refuse in case we upset him?But I have to say that I agree with Putin on one thing and I always have: NATO should never have been expanded eastwards. It was always going to be taken as provocation and used as an excuse - which it has in Ukraine. He reckons he asked about Russia joining NATO - was never going to happen but I just don't think NATO needed to expand following the cold war ending.
It's my garbage opinion.So if an ex Soviet now democratic Country asks to join NATO to protect their democratic freedom from a psychopathic dictator we should refuse in case we upset him?
What garbage.
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Fair.It's my garbage opinion.
Nice. Of course, you are right, being the genius that you are.
I tell you what - send my your email address and I will run these things by you before I post them. I wouldnt want to embarrass you again and have you patronise me on a message board again.
Sorry. It must be difficult for you to maintain any close relationships when you are 100% right, 100% of the time. But its the cross to bear from your undoubted god-like intelligence.