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Video appears to show Putin's bodyguards armed with a handheld anti-drone interceptor (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

FPV drones can go over 160 km/h, and can carry thermobaric warheads.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I can't pretend to be an expert on these things, but this is also a drone and it does not need to carry the weight of a large battery or an explosive payload. Surely it should be expected to at least match the performance of the incoming drone?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's much harder to hit something going 160 km/h than to hit something static with a munition going 160 km/h.

    And a thermobaric munition is like the miniaturised version of the MOAB that the US was busting bunkers with in Afghanistan.

    Point is, even if it hits the drone 100 m away, I don't think that would be safe for the target. The primary defense is still jamming, but that is ineffective against wire-guided stuff.

    It's not useless, but I don't think Putin is safe either. It could also be a cope cage like thing, where the point is just the appearance of safety to calm Putin's nerves and to discourage attackers.

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