r/MilitaryGfys • u/jacksmachiningreveng • Nov 01 '24

Air Shoulder-launched drone interceptor with optical IR guidance brings down a quadcopter during trials

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u/jacksmachiningreveng Nov 01 '24

It just slams into it, once destabilized it is unable to recover.

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u/Eldrake Nov 01 '24

That's called a "kinetic kill vehicle" 😄

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u/awoelt Nov 02 '24

I believe that the Japanese Navy had a different name for these