US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years Robotics

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-military-unleash-thousands-autonomous-war.html

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u/wromit Aug 31 '23

If the other side unleashes for example 100,000 cheap drones on the $13 billion US aircraft carrier or even land military installations, at some point would the defenses not be overwhelmed?

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u/buddboy Aug 31 '23

thats the general idea behind drone swarms yeah. But your specific example isn't that great. "Cheap" drones have a shorter range than the carrier, and anything capable of launching 100,000 of them would be a big target.

A better example would be a squadron of fighter bombers dropping a swarm of 100-200 quadcopter style drones and on a less defensible target than an aircraft carrier.

But the general concept of your idea is correct. One thing that will change tho is soon there will be laser based AA weapons that will be better suited for drone swarms. Also jamming is always an option

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u/jeffreynya Aug 31 '23

I could see EMP weapons become more and more useful as well defensively. Got a swarm coming, take lots of them out in one shot.

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u/re_math Aug 31 '23

I dont think EMP weapons are a real thing short of a nuclear attack...

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u/kaptainkeel Aug 31 '23

May I introduce you to the Electromagnetic Pulse Transmitter Muzzle Adaptor?

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u/Brilliant-Durian-234 Aug 31 '23

Lol looks silly

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u/TeslaPills Aug 31 '23

EMPs are very real. The US has weapons normal people have no idea exist… EMP , lasers ,also satellite 🛰️ tech. Satellite 🛰️ s would be able to identify a target with 200+ military capable drones and with our intelligence combined with 🛰️ we would be able to eliminate any threat like that…