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Not mentioned in the article in the context of hardening is the use of electromagnetic pulse weapons as the basis for anti-drone swarm countermeasures. You don't need to jam their comms or disrupt their nav or hit them with shotgun pellets if you can glitch the unhardened control circuitry of their little motors.
I would encourage countries like China or Russia to develop cheap mass drone swarm systems that can deny access to airspace to any adversary. A country could sell this sort of service for hundreds of billions of dollars to another country like an insurance policy. Entire wars could be made impossible. It would be great progress for the world.
I'm surprised there's no mention of the short film "Slaughterbots" on this exact topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HipTO_7mUOw&vl=en It's very well done and has an HN vibe to it (with a dark twist, of course).
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Not mentioned in the article in the context of hardening is the use of electromagnetic pulse weapons as the basis for anti-drone swarm countermeasures. You don't need to jam their comms or disrupt their nav or hit them with shotgun pellets if you can glitch the unhardened control circuitry of their little motors.
Directional, reusable electromagnetic pulse weapons are still science fiction. Producing any significant EMP today requires a large explosion.
I'm surprised there's no mention of the short film "Slaughterbots" on this exact topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HipTO_7mUOw&vl=en It's very well done and has an HN vibe to it (with a dark twist, of course).
No need to panic. Just because the video has high production values doesn't mean it's an accurate prediction of the future, or that effective countermeasures won't be found.
Anyone with time, a bit of money, and a plan can make a swarm of drones to fly into a crowd automatically and blow themselves up remotely.
The fact that I hasn’t happened already just surprises me.
I’ve brought up this eventuality countless times in the past couple of years (including recently mentioning this in my software company). I don’t think people are realizing the dangers to minitrization and ease of manufacturing small drones that could kill people. Either through mini bombs, or carrying diseases. What are we doing about it? Seems like we aren’t doing anything
Some people are doing things. There's an outfit at DIU (Defense Innovation Unit) called Rogue Squadron who's job it is to conduct counter-UAS research.
Beyond that, hacking into their WiFi or navigation signals. But how do you do that?
I'm surprised there's no mention of the short film "Slaughterbots" on this exact topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HipTO_7mUOw&vl=en It's very well done and has an HN vibe to it (with a dark twist, of course).
No need to panic. Just because the video has high production values doesn't mean it's an accurate prediction of the future, or that effective countermeasures won't be found.
If someone develops what is essentially a bullet with 365-degree acceleration, I doubt there is going to be a better strategy than hoping that one is never fired at us.
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No need to panic. Just because the video has high production values doesn't mean it's an accurate prediction of the future, or that effective countermeasures won't be found.
We've never really found an effective countermeasure to bullets apart from avoiding people who want to shoot us. If someone develops what is essentially a bullet with 365-degree acceleration, I doubt there is going to be a better strategy than hoping that one is never fired at us.