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?
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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elucubra@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 1y
Makes sense.
BaroqueInMind@piefed.social · 8 pts · 1y
The bodyguard holding the briefcase is wearing something enormous under their jacket, and look ridiculous.
Rose@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
It would be weird if the toilet guy didn't look ridiculous.
RalphWolf@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I thought he was so loved by everyone, why does he need bodyguards?
/S obviously
ddplf@szmer.info · 4 pts · 1y
How much range does it have? I doubt it can stop a well-aimed full-speed kamikaze
Skua@kbin.earth · 4 pts · 1y
It works by physically ramming the incoming drone, so it probably can knock things off course
HK65@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
FPV drones can go over 160 km/h, and can carry thermobaric warheads.
Skua@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 1y
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?
HK65@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
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.
freeman@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
A 2kg thermobaric warhead for RShG-1/RPG-27 has a 10m lethal radius. For 100m you would need something far bigger.
HK65@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
Thanks for pointing it out though, I couldn't find data on that warhead, I guess my guess was off by an order of magnitude.