lolachampcar
Well-Known Member
Although off topic, I did want to comment on the drone shielding subject.
Shielding will be in proportion to cost of the drone. 10k of cheap drones will have a simple faraday cage and inertial guidance once GPS integrity is lost (determined by comparing sets of satellites in view) making them very cheap and deployable in 10k numbers. They will be vulnerable to directed energy protection schemes but such schemes would be overwhelmed by the volume. Distributed energy schemes short of an EMP blast from a nuclear source will not be sufficient to stop a large percentage of the wave.
In short, it is not a black and white situation. It will be an arms race and the west has traditionally done well in arms races once engaged.
Shielding will be in proportion to cost of the drone. 10k of cheap drones will have a simple faraday cage and inertial guidance once GPS integrity is lost (determined by comparing sets of satellites in view) making them very cheap and deployable in 10k numbers. They will be vulnerable to directed energy protection schemes but such schemes would be overwhelmed by the volume. Distributed energy schemes short of an EMP blast from a nuclear source will not be sufficient to stop a large percentage of the wave.
In short, it is not a black and white situation. It will be an arms race and the west has traditionally done well in arms races once engaged.