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Former CEO of Google has been quietly working on a military startup for “suicide” attack drones. (www.forbes.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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Former CEO of Google has been quietly working on a military startup for “suicide” attack drones.::The former Google CEO has been quietly working on a military startup called White Stork with plans to design “kamikaze” attack drones.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I find ground-based systems more effective as a defensive measure, tho. No limit on weight, no added energy consumption just to be ready to react. I think germans showcased some autocannon like that. It's easier to spot and destroy, but also easier to maintain a drone-less perimeter.

On the other hand, flying antidrone fleet can be an offensive weapon. Everyone watches the front from the sky nowadays, so quickly pulling their eyes off before pushing forward can be a lifesaver.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

That's Gepard, but there are also laser based weapons and loads and loads of EW (mostly jammers)