Originally posted by Loke
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I've been exposed to remote vehicle programs as well and they are definitely not exmplars of what we can do. they still can't negotiate complex terrain and random obstructions with consistency
Originally posted by Loke
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eg they struggle with achieving critical test reqs in doing SAR - and thats a benign environment - releasing weapons on top of that need to discriminate between targets and make a judgement on surrounding areas is just not within the province of current UAS smarts. The problems I saw in UAV conferences 7 years ago in the UK are still the same problems we face today
can UAS kill targets? sure, can they be used with a high degree of confidence in complex space? no, not by a golden mile.
All the tests reinforce that. Hell, they're still having problems with UAV's getting comms disconnected and then failing to follow the default instructions to come home safely
They're a long way away from being ready for prime time irrespective of what the geeks think.
This isn't new tech, we've been using UAS in modern combat environments for the last 50 years, first the US, then the Israelis, and now the US again - and the US is on 5th and 6th gen UAS - and we're still not ready for using them in free-play
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