Claimed to be a Russian FPV anti-drone with machine vision and auto-targeting.

Evolutionarily, this is an expected solution. All UAV countermeasures will evolve towards the physical destruction of targets, rather than suppression, as only this is guaranteed to neutralize the threat.

The big question is whether the semi-autonomous system really works on the videos shown, or it is more propaganda, but the fact that we need to invest much more in the development of our unmanned technologies is a fact.

The state should initiate this in working with partners who have a very significant technological potential.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago

That seems really useful for when an enemy drone is low enough to see, slow enough to track it for 10 seconds and not really doing anything.

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So, Russia is getting aid from China, Iran, North Korea, and now Nerf? WWIII confirmed.

[–] FilthyShrooms 9 points 3 weeks ago

It's Nerf or Nothing

[–] pennomi 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The problem with this is always cost. That looks just as expensive to fire, if not moreso, than the drone it shoots down.

[–] commandar 10 points 3 weeks ago

Likely more expensive since you need enough onboard compute to run the computer vision.

That said, it's potentially reusable. The next logical step would be to add some sort of tether that entangles the target drone. Right now, it's just relying on direct impact to knock the other drone out of the sky, but all you really need to do is ensnare the props. That's doable without destroying the hunter drone.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

That's actually a pretty neat looking peice of kit, if over engineered. One of the issues is it relies on you seeing, sighting, and firing at the drone, which tbh if you're already doing that perhaps you were 90% to shooting it down with conventional weapons.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

maybe it will blow the sweat off their face before getting killed, that's something

[–] ladicius 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Where will they source all the electronics they need to roll out this device in any relevant numbers? China?

[–] commandar 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

A cheap Allwinner SoC has enough compute to do what they're showing. So, yeah, China.

[–] OwlPaste 2 points 3 weeks ago

Is it a plane? Is it a drone? Is it a bird?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

This looks like that palantir drone.