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The Pentagon’s new strategy focused on countering drones aims to respond to the future of warfare as autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are set to dominate the battlefield in the years ...
A 12 gauge pump action can load slugs, buckshot, and breaching rounds, which give it a combination of combat lethality and the means of safely entering buildings all in one handy package ...
In June 2021, Rheinmetall tested its 35 mm revolver gun against drone swarms with the use of AHEAD ammunition. Firing PMD 428 rounds, [13] [14] an eight-drone swarm was neutralized with an 18-round burst, most of them being destroyed with the first six rounds. [15] In mid-2022, AHEAD was the subject of study by a group of Chinese scientists. [16]
Counter-UAS, or counter-unmanned aircraft systems, are unmanned aircraft that are used to protect against other drones. In 2018, Congress passed a law giving the Department of Justice and the ...
Ukrainian soldier with an EDM4S anti-drone rifle during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The device can be carried by one person. The operator points the device at the UAV and activates it to disrupt the UAV's communications out to a range of 3–5 km (2–3 mi), as well as its satellite navigation capabilities.
Slinger is an anti-drone weapon system developed by Electro Optic Systems (EOS) of Symonston, Australia.It was introduced in May 2023. [1] [2]It consists of: a remote controlled weapon station (RCWS) based on the EOS model R400 RCWS that uses a lightweight Bushmaster M230LF autocannon which is fully stabilised and capable of on-the-move operation. 150 radio frequency proximity fused, high ...
The tail-sitting drone takes off on the spot but flies like an airplane for greater efficiency, giving it a 40-minute range while packing a fully-automatic Vepr-12 shotgun with a 10-round magazine.
Slaughterbots is a 2017 arms-control advocacy video presenting a dramatized near-future scenario where swarms of inexpensive microdrones use artificial intelligence and facial recognition software to assassinate political opponents based on preprogrammed criteria.