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- the weakness of drones are the propellers, high rpm any strong thread will tangle in them readily. Even a little bit of thread tangled on a prop will make the drone steering problems. I would suggest you need a small pistol that shoots out multiple short spools of fishing line or similar, maybe a bit larger ribbon like threads. If the threads can be made to release at a given distance from the shooter it will have a good chance of entangling the blades.
Just to clarify: pistol shoots cannistor which contains threads, cannistor opens at preset distance from shooter releasing multiple threads in many directions, giving a curtain of threads to tangle props. You want a thread that readily tangles in the props.
Also it should be biodegrabable so it doesn't pollute the environment or tangle in birds legs or other animals. The props are the weakness thats where they should be targeting in simple methods.
- A lot of people guessed that lasers would be one of the more economical solutions to dealing with drones. Drones are pretty flimsy to make they light enough to fly long ranges without depleting their energy packs. They're also made from cheap materials such as plastic and even cardboard to make them more difficult to detect. Some of the more expensive autonomous drones are built studier but rely on sensitive optics that the laser has no issue destroying. The only hard part about all of this is detecting the drones.
- Bluehalo is a good start and probably better suited to protection of military bases in the US because some properties have an illegal drone problem. A three mile range would provide coverage to a significant portion of a base. In addition, the only collateral damage would be a falling drone and not missile parts or bullets.
- The Navy already fielded the "LaWS" as it is called over 7 years ago to do the same thing. I guess it was easier for them since ships are huge with big engines and generators and they have more than enough energy to power them but the Army had to wait a little longer for the tech to get cheaper and make it more practical. Anyways, i'm pretty sure they'll start using lasers to shoot down not only enemy drones but also aircraft, missiles, vehicles, ships, etc, in the not very distant future as energy based weapons will eventually replace projectile based ones as technology advances. And since light travels at 186, 282 mps (miles per second), no man-made misslie, drone or jet can possibly fly fast enough to evade them. So, shield technology will have to be developed to counter them. And so begins Star Wars. 😊
- My concern is how much stored vs real time generated electricity it takes for a shot. If you have to save up some power in batteries, then your rate of fire is lessened. You can have a large generator to supply the power for the laser weapon, larger than what is contained in a standard Stryker. I think this weapon has potential, but Ukraine is already seeing swarms of drones, so I hope it is capable of rapid fire against multiple targets.
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