Predators, Gladiators and Electronic Warfare

AThousandYoung

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17 Jan 07

AThousandYoung

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17 Jan 07

How possible is it to use electronic warfare to paralyze or even take control of these drones? Clearly it's not easy or they wouldn't be used so much. Anyone know about this?

Bosse de Nage

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17 Jan 07

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
How possible is it to use electronic warfare to paralyze or even take control of these drones? Clearly it's not easy or they wouldn't be used so much. Anyone know about this?

Are you talking about reality or a game?

AThousandYoung

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17 Jan 07

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Are you talking about reality or a game?

Reality...you know, these guys?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RQ-9_Predator_B
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_Tactical_Unmanned_Ground_Vehicle

Starrman

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17 Jan 07

I guess if you could direct an EM pulse they'd be pretty susceptible. The difficulty would be in how to aim it at the vehicle in question I guess.

AThousandYoung

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17 Jan 07

Originally posted by Starrman
I guess if you could direct an EM pulse they'd be pretty susceptible. The difficulty would be in how to aim it at the vehicle in question I guess.

Direct EM pulse? Use lenses. That shouldn't be hard for a nation with any significant infrastructure.

Starrman

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17 Jan 07

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Direct EM pulse? Use lenses. That shouldn't be hard for a nation with any significant infrastructure.

On a battlefield for the Gladiator? And I imagine the drone is moving bloody quickly, not sure it would be as easy as you think. Besides a stinger missile is probably a better choice for cost and ease of deployment.

Bosse de Nage

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17 Jan 07

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
How possible is it to use electronic warfare to paralyze or even take control of these drones?

I'd look at ways to cripple the Internet, which is how the remote pilots communicate with each other.