Drones could act as automated movable flack. Just get a bunch to get near the flight path and explode. There are definitely drones with a range way over 1 mile.
Making a cloud of drone flak is very cheap and easy and can take out multiple types of threats. They talk to each other and act as a redundant pinpoint targeting system.
Drones could act as automated movable flack. Just get a bunch to get near the flight path and explode. There are definitely drones with a range way over 1 mile.
Or put some pieces of high-carbon steel/titanium on the drone and just let them get sucked into the intake.
The range needed could be 30.000 feet …
the US arguably lost the VN war because they kept expecting the VK to fight like the US
why would you try to counter the jet at 30k feet?
a jet takes so long to build and so much to maintain the supply chain is super vulnerable
Making a cloud of drone flak is very cheap and easy and can take out multiple types of threats. They talk to each other and act as a redundant pinpoint targeting system.
Boom a cheap EMP blast takes out all your 700 drones.
It’s a never ending battle.
Faraday cages on the drones electronics. Battle continues
Bigger more expensive EMP burns through your more expensive MYLAR caged drones.
Battle continues.
Bigger faraday cage and larger battery
Battle continues
The drones are now the size of the fighter jets 🤔
But that EMP blast also destroys any electronic hardware (radios, NVG, etc) that your good guys have on them as well
Puts more mylar in plane.
The battle continues.
what kind of up time do they have
I imagine a drone built for this could be an hour or two as some return to charge periodically on specific areas under protection.