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Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 15 days ago

Self-driving Ford F-250 truck with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army — autonomous system designed to blast fast-moving drones at between 10 and 100 meters range

www.tomshardware.com

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Self-driving Ford F-250 truck with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army — autonomous system designed to blast fast-moving drones at between 10 and 100 meters range

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Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 15 days ago
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    is-this technical puzzled

    • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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      I don’t know, but it probably needs technical support.

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    Can’t wait for one of these things to somehow malfunction and shoot down a friendly helicopter or some shit

    • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      Or just flat out not be as successful as they want it to be

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      Oh, they WILL “malfunction” and kill civilians instead.

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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    self-driving F-250 with shotgun-equipped turret

    That’s just a drone on wheels. A land drone.

    Capitalist innovation.

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      “unmanned ground vehicle” i’m sure it won’t be surprising to you to learn that the pioneer in their use is the IOF where they have little tractors carrying extra ammo and shit.

      • scrungus [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_tracked_mine

        Another pioneer in the field (technically)

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      Ah but this appears to be a belt fed shotgun! Srsly though if someone hacked that together already I wanna see it.

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        gau8.jpg

        “This is the kind of gun they used to put PLANES TRUCKS on.”

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    The ten* million dollar technical.

    -–
    *Final cost each: ~$50 million

    • Hexamerous [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      Pentagon will use a Buy here Pay here dealer to roll their old Humvee loans into this one.

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    9 Mothers is a real weird name for a defense contractor.

  • Crucible [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    think-mark technical

    Look what they have to do to achieve a fraction of your power

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    Best part is you just know the troops right now are thinking they’ll be the first generation to find out if this works

  • FnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    cyber-lenin As was foretold: https://youtu.be/WDEZNWGn5Xw?t=18

    • HexReplyBot [none/use name]@hexbear.netB
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      I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

      • yewtu.be
      • inv.nadeko.net
      • yt.artemislena.eu
      • piped.video
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    This is so stupid, so much so that it might even get a few orders

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    Seems like a solid counter, guess we’ll find out!

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    Why not get the anti-drone turret working before you try to throw self driving in the mix?

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      you volunteering to drive the anti-drone truck that only starts shooting once the drone is within 100m best case scenario?

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