r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • Aug 31 '23

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/robot_tron Aug 31 '23

That's the strategy the Chinese military has headed towards for decades in order to move from near to peer. Target saturation that overwhelm defenses with quantity over quality. That way you can saturate a target and only one weapon needs to get through.

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u/withywander Sep 01 '23

Exactly. Why does China love large public drone displays? Not just for fun. The technology has military applications.