Forget the zombie apocalypse, here's the real danger coming: DRONES!

Jeff-Groves · 07-31-21, 02:53 PM

Screw the drones!
I wanna know more about "IronMan" flying around airports at 5000 ft!!

Is it a true jet pack Guy or a Drone?

August · 08-01-21, 08:41 PM

There was a bunch of news stories of this guy. The feds were supposed to be looking for him but then I didn't hear anything more about it. Kinda forgot until you mentioned it.

em2nought · 08-01-21, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by August

There was a bunch of news stories of this guy. The feds were supposed to be looking for him but then I didn't hear anything more about it. Kinda forgot until you mentioned it.

I wonder how many Estes model rocket engines that would take?

Buddahaid · 08-01-21, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by em2nought

I wonder how many Estes model rocket engines that would take?

I always wonder who buys those out my way in fire prone California. I don't know of any public places you could launch a rocket now and speaking for myself, anyone who actually uses or used them to fly a model rocket.

vienna · 08-02-21, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by August

There was a bunch of news stories of this guy. The feds were supposed to be looking for him but then I didn't hear anything more about it. Kinda forgot until you mentioned it.

There was a reported sighting of the jet pack man a couple of days ago, but still nothing definite as to who or what it is; according to the local LA news reports, the FBI, FAA, and a number of of the alphabet agencies have been looking into the sightings, but have not found anything definitive, although there seems to be a growing consensus the sightings may be of a drone; interestingly, the latest sighting was some five miles to the east of LA International Airport (LAX), and since LAX is located right on the edge of the coastline, that would place the sighting at a significant distance offshore...

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Onkel Neal · 08-03-21, 10:52 PM

I sure don't want to be a tank commander

Aktungbby · 08-03-21, 11:46 PM

nuthin really goes outta style: starting with the Soviet Russian concept: "numbers have a cachet of their own...

August · 08-04-21, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

I sure don't want to be a tank commander

You'd think that one of those tank commanders would have looked up and noticed that something amiss with that huge grid of missile carrying drones floating just overhead.

Onkel Neal · 08-05-21, 09:35 AM

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You'd think that one of those tank commanders would have looked up and noticed that something amiss with that huge grid of missile carrying drones floating just overhead.

Yeah, but what's he going to do about it?

Drone Striking World Trade Center Is A Wake-Up Call

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidha...e-up-call/amp/

Skybird · 08-05-21, 09:51 AM

It gets even better. Technology for drones. Becomes modular more and more. Anybody, any state or organisaiton, can assemble them. The construction does not allow to identify the "sender". Such drones cna be used by EVERYBODY. EVERYWHERE. Against EVERYBODY. AT ANY TIME. And nobody will and cna be hekd acocutbale for any such attack.

The whole concept of "war" is in a revolutionary revision currently.

And then the next thing. Autonomous swarm drones. AI.

Interested customers? States. Criminal organisations. Organised crime. Terrorists. Religious nutheads. Professional assassins. Angry citizens. Ordinary people wanting to try something a lil' different for a change.

It becomes modular, and by that: anonymous. Mass-produced. Cheap. Small. Affordable. Easy to operate. Self-explanatory, almost.

Wars do not become less but more likely. Because the starters of wars will not be caught.

Legal rules and treaties and international conventions do nothign to prevent this. Its like the hope to prevent crime by declaring crime illegal. Absurd.

The biggest issue nin all this is that the modular natur eof near-future systems will allow total anonymity. That reduces the inhibition to use such weapons by absolutely frightening degrees.

August · 08-05-21, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Yeah, but what's he going to do about it?

One would imagine that they could launch their own counterstrike drones, but I'd bet that array would be very susceptible to good old fashioned air-bursting anti-aircraft fire.

Heck a stiff breeze might work too!

Onkel Neal · 11-07-21, 10:15 AM

Iraqi prime minister survives drone attack
https://thehill.com/policy/internati...-officials-say

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In a statement issued through state-run media, the government said that an “explosives-laden” drone had tried to target al-Kadhimi, the AP noted.

The attack, which included three drones, was aimed at his residence and occurred in the Green Zone — a heavily secured area where government offices and embassies are situated.

The new suicide bomber is a drone.

Onkel Neal · 11-15-23, 07:16 AM

Going to be tough to defend against these; all I wanna know, will it have a tiny drone periscope??

The Stealthy Sailboat-Submarine Drone the U.S. Navy Is Using Near Iran

Platapus · 11-15-23, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

The new suicide bomber is a drone.

That is the future.

Jimbuna · 11-15-23, 07:56 AM

With a top speed of just 5 knots it's going to have to be super stealthy.

08-01-21, 08:41 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,713 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There was a bunch of news stories of this guy. The feds were supposed to be looking for him but then I didn't hear anything more about it. Kinda forgot until you mentioned it. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

08-03-21, 11:46 PM	#7
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,970 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	nuthin really goes outta style: starting with the Soviet Russian concept: "numbers have a cachet of their own... __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

08-05-21, 09:51 AM	#10
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,652 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	It gets even better. Technology for drones. Becomes modular more and more. Anybody, any state or organisaiton, can assemble them. The construction does not allow to identify the "sender". Such drones cna be used by EVERYBODY. EVERYWHERE. Against EVERYBODY. AT ANY TIME. And nobody will and cna be hekd acocutbale for any such attack. The whole concept of "war" is in a revolutionary revision currently. And then the next thing. Autonomous *swarm drones. AI. Interested customers? States. Criminal organisations. Organised crime. Terrorists. Religious nutheads. Professional assassins. Angry citizens. Ordinary people wanting to try something a lil' different for a change. It becomes modular, and by that: anonymous. Mass-produced. Cheap. Small. Affordable. Easy to operate. Self-explanatory, almost. Wars do not become less but more likely. Because the starters of wars will not be caught. Legal rules and treaties and international conventions do nothign to prevent this. Its like the hope to prevent crime by declaring crime illegal. Absurd. The biggest issue nin all this is that the modular natur eof near-future systems will allow total anonymity. That reduces the inhibition to use such weapons by absolutely frightening degrees. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.*

11-15-23, 07:16 AM	#13
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,294 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Going to be tough to defend against these; all I wanna know, will it have a tiny drone periscope?? The Stealthy Sailboat-Submarine Drone the U.S. Navy Is Using Near Iran __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	With a top speed of just 5 knots it's going to have to be super stealthy. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

07-31-21, 02:53 PM	#1
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,383 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Screw the drones! I wanna know more about "IronMan" flying around airports at 5000 ft!! Is it a true jet pack Guy or a Drone?

08-03-21, 10:52 PM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,294 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	I sure don't want to be a tank commander