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New Zealand faces dilemma over AUKUS 'replicator' drone swarm plans (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 1 year ago by Ilovethebomb to c/newzealand
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Watching the way drones have been used in Ukraine has been fascinating, it's my belief that expendable unmanned drones of all sizes will play a crucial role in future conflicts, both as observation platforms and as munitions.

Ukraine has sunk or damaged a number of warships with their drone boats, and the Bayraktar played a key role in the sinking of the Moskva. They also damaged a number of aircraft far behind enemy lines with Australian made cardboard drones.

We should have a plan on how to use this technology, but even more important is that we have a plan to counter it should it be used against us.

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[–] Ilovethebomb 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, they're not going to call a weapons system "love and kindness", are they?

[–] Fizz 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah but hellscape.. cmon

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hellfire was already taken.

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 1 year ago

There's a British version of the Hellfire, with some improvements over the original design.

They called it the Brimstone.

[–] Ilovethebomb 1 points 1 year ago

Can't beat truth in advertising.