http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40901393
Oh my, gotta get one of these! :sarcastic:
You can mount a rifle on it. Yeah baby! I’m thinking though that the FAA might not exactly want a proliferation of them. :stop:
So when will Detroit PD be ordering some??
FPS Russia did this years ago.
I’m sure it wasn’t as good, but the idea isn’t revolutionary.
FPS Russia link: https://youtu.be/SNPJMk2fgJU
I thought flying my buddies drown 1000 yards down range to have as “my spotter” to watch impacts on his display screen was cool. Now we can just fly this thing down range to make hits. Wonder what kind of fire rate this thing could sustain and not be affected by recoil/stability.
If it’s a 5.56 (like in the pics) I doubt recoil would be an issue. Mount a .300 Win Mag? Maybe an issue.
Never thought of using a drone for spotting targets at distance. Hmmm…
First the laser beam thingy and now this? Skynet is going to mow us down when it takes over…
It won’t take AI for that to happen. About 70% of the drone market is owned by DJI, which is a Chinese company based in China. They’re just waiting for the day that they need to execute the code that gives control of all those drones worldwide to the Chinese military.
considering the recent military block on DJI products for security 
Looks like they found a use for all those M231 PFWs.
I’m just picturing the anti-drone drones with shotguns for Air-to-Air, or just cheap drones that Kamakazi into threats.
Actually with the US military saying that they would shoot down drones, a dual 12 gauge shotgun on a HUMVEE turret would we cool. Rock it like a WWII 40MM Bofors.
Photo was taken at the Kara Soar Counter Fire Complex in northern Iraq recently.
Manufacturer’s promo photo:
http://www.battelle.org/our-work/national-security/tactical-systems/battelle-dronedefender
My chief concern: micro drone (often hummingbird size), integrated with facial recognition software and a couple ounces of C4. Outdoor speech, predetermined podium location, known target. How do you protect someone from that? Can you see Secret Service agents with goose guns, shooting at drones?
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The SS would almost have to have a constant jamming signal in place for those events to avoid what you just mentioned. Basically deny the entire AO to a drone operator.
The anti drone “gun” I posted does not use metallic projectiles of any sort. It emits a signal from the “barrel”.
Correct.
If you have ever been close to POTUS or any other VIP you will find your cell phone has full bars but no service, notta. The USSS utilizes similar tech that CIA and other use in combat theaters to jam signals / frequencies used in remote detonations.
You can put the electronics on the bird so that you don’t have to have a signal. Lots of drones can be autonomous.
Then I surmise the USSS should invest in some grape shot and punt guns to be on the safe side.
I’m not an SME on the matter but I can only imagine what DARPA and the like have for aerial denial of UAVs.
You’re assuming that the drone would require constant communication with the operator. They don’t. Even the consumer drones can fly a mission completely autonomously. The operator could turn his transmitter off and go have a cup of coffee. The software to do that is $23 on the App Store.
You could program it to fly a set route but could it zoom in on a point target, like a politician at a podium? Is that set route based off of a GPS signal?
I’m asking because I don’t know the extent of the capabilities these things have.
I know the point could be possible, but to what extent, I am unsure. It may need a “pointer” with some sort of tracking.
I think, though, the freakiest thing would be having a knowledge of the “podium” location. Set your path prior to the event on foot, time a flight and average flight speed with a programmed “dive” at the podium. Without every electronic being disabled, it’s hard to blanket. Transmitters, yes. Pre-programmed sequences? Not so much.
I can assure you, as a techie, this was already being used and done. Thankfully complex explosives (high detonation with low mass yield) aren’t the easiest to acquire. Most of the ones that are are very unstable and would be very risky to high speed maneuver in something like a drone.
Possible? Sure, but I can’t see someone going out of their way in this decade. Soon, VERY soon, but not for some years yet. I imagine we will know it’s time when either the first success happens, or the first batch of failure attempts occur.
Yes, you can program it to fly autonomously to a GPS point, several miles out. Even farther if it’s going to be a one-way trip. The drone’s ability to provide an accurate hover or landing point is pretty good - measured in feet or less, typically, as I’ve observed in situations where my Phantom 4 returns from a Litchi mission and lands autonomously at my feet.