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[–] 20 points 1 week ago (6 children)

FYI: These systems will not work against the majority of drones.

They are equipped with heat seeking stinger missiles and designed for large aircraft and cruise missiles. The target has to be really hot for the missile to lock on.

Some attempts have been made to upgrade them with proximity fuzes, and a rigged test was done to show they work on really large drones. But the reality is this is all for show.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    My guess is that anyone in the industry of close protection is scared shitless of homeade suicide drones. Anyone who buys a kilometer of fiber optic wire is probably getting flagged by antiterrorism watchdogs.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    ... i just looked up fiber optic cable prices.

    I was expecting it to be way more expensive.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    The drone stuff is different though. No shielding at all to keep weight down

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