Timeline for Can a CIWS engage aerial targets?
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| Feb 6, 2020 at 21:05 | comment | added | Jpe61 | I wonder if DJI Phantom (the only drone I know by name, so not advertizing here :) has enough RCS to be detected and targeted by Phalanx? | |
| Feb 6, 2020 at 19:24 | comment | added | Michael Hall | It is designed to defend against incoming missiles. A slow moving drone would be like shooting fish in a barrel. | |
| Feb 6, 2020 at 17:06 | comment | added | Jpe61 | It should be noted that the drones of the eighties were of a different size from what we think of as drones now. | |
| Feb 6, 2020 at 17:03 | history | edited | Jpe61 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Drones in wikipedia article are by no means small by todays standards...
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| Feb 6, 2020 at 15:12 | comment | added | Dean F. | Or, maybe that’s how they feed the crew. JK. There is probably redundancy built into the system. For instance, the system is only active when underway, away from any friendly shoreline. Once active, the system can tell the difference between something natural and something man-made by its size, speed and pattern of flight. | |
| Feb 6, 2020 at 14:56 | comment | added | FreeMan | There might just be a human involved, @RobinBennett. Someone monitoring a video feed to ensure that it doesn't trigger on a flock of birds. Or, it may be up to de-noising algorithms to pick them out. | |
| Feb 6, 2020 at 14:19 | comment | added | Robin Bennett | I'd love to know how they avoid shooting down every passing bird. | |
| Feb 6, 2020 at 13:22 | history | answered | AEhere supports Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |