You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
28 points

wouldn’t it be amazing if these crashes were caused by some electronic warfare weapon? imagine the neutering effect of not being able to trust your flying death machines anymore…

i often wish there was a way to neutralize the massive threat of the US war machine without a hot war

permalink
report
reply

This Chinese weapon exists and is already being discussed in the US as a threat to national security, it’s referred to as ‘Chinese garlic’.

permalink
report
parent
reply
24 points

wow… at first i thought you were just taking the piss, then i searched for chinese garlic weapon and saw actual results… then i read one of the articles…

holy shit i want out of this timeline

permalink
report
parent
reply

wow… at first i thought you were just taking the piss

I would never, PeeOnYou.

permalink
report
parent
reply
21 points

Electronic warfare is a massive part of the Ukraine war, been following the Russian sides devolopment of them and they have given like 3-4 jammers for every tank, they put them on each corner.

Ukrainian drones have started to report white static washes when flying near Russians, its interesting but I think most militaries arent fully playing there hand in terms of what level of jamming they are actually capable of yet.

https://www.unmannedairspace.info/counter-uas-systems-and-policies/russias-kpo-kaysant-upgrades-anti-drone-jammer-and-mobile-ew-station/

permalink
report
parent
reply
15 points
*

No, it wouldn’t be great because that means escalation.

The reason the US conducts these flybys is on the slim chance that someone shoots it down.

permalink
report
parent
reply
6 points

Also to make it more able to escalate suddenly by having a “normalized” presence dicking around that can be redirected to violence, right?

permalink
report
parent
reply
9 points

Plus aircraft still have mechanical redundancies that the pilot can control in case the electronics are shot or knocked offline. Just because you knock out the electrical systems on a jet doesn’t mean it’ll instantly fall out of the sky, a pilot can still read physical maps, and fly a plane without autopilot assists.

Even if you neutralize every single jet, tank, and ship in the US military, instantly through some miracle, how are you going to neutralize MIRVS?

permalink
report
parent
reply
7 points

Assuming that B*eing didn’t win the contract for the mechanical failsafe bit.

permalink
report
parent
reply
9 points

Don’t you dare disrespect our comrades at Boeing and Northupp Grumman!

They have downed and sabotaged countless aircraft. How many war machines have you destroyed?

permalink
report
parent
reply

Community stats

  • 844

    Monthly active users

  • 2.9K

    Posts

  • 17K

    Comments