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[–] 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

How do you make sensors so good? Are you sensing air pressure disturbance, high frequency sound, electromagnetic radiation, … ?

I only ask because I wonder if something like a basic mounted, no internal-targeting, missile would be detected. E.g., if all routing is determined before fire, pre-loaded, and the final payload flies without emitting a signature.

At a cost difference of 1:700, I think you can afford to miss a few shots.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    The drone engine is hot and traveling at subsonic speeds. Mostly it's just the right radar and the right thermal sensors connected to the right software.

    A lot of modern platforms have networked capabilities so it's not just a helicopter and a drone. Everything in the air and ground and at sea tend to work together.

    Well, it supposed to work together... I've been retire for about a decade. I'm sure they have moved on since i stopped paying attention.

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