Israeli know-how boosts Russia's armed UAS project

[Hisroyalhighness]

Jesus, tell me you're joking.

Redefine your criteria for worth then if I misunderstood: Weapon, not so worthless concerning it's an first strike ICBM meant to deliver MIRVs and to completely saturate the target area, much like the LGM-30 Minuteman III. It preforms it's job well, but for the user of that weapon, well they won't get to see the results.

[merk666]

That is why kinetic kill interceptors only became viable in recent years with advances in computer technology.

what advances, dude? any cheap analog(not your lovely supa-pupa fast digital processing or data-flow computers) processor can do the same. calm down.

[Grax]

There were lots of skeptics about Iron Dome as well... We'll have to wait and see.

We don't have to wait, it's not an ABM system !?

Iron Dome is intercepting Grad rockets that's really not a masterpiece ...
This could do a 60years old soviet system, too.

[Rubick]

As part of a wider syndrome of lacking behind in miniaturization, C³, and composite materials.

They certainly do not lack in that area.

[JGXL836]

We don't have to wait, it's not an ABM system !?

David's Sling will serve as a lower tier ABM.

[merk666]

They certainly do not lack in that area.

wtf! let he believe so!

[JCR]

what advances, dude? any cheap analog(not your lovely supa-pupa fast digital processing or data-flow computers) processor can do the same. calm down.

I am perfectly calm
Fact is no one tried this with analog computers.
It is not so much the computing power on the ground that was lacking (house-sized computers in the 60s had all the capacities of a iPhone except graphics) but the fact that you couldn't transmit it fast enough to the missile.
So it is rather advances in computer miniaturization and data link technology.

[Grax]

David's Sling will serve as a lower tier ABM.

Really, whats than ? Shooting with the Tavor at the ballistic missile ?
The system probably won't be able to intercept a cruise missile with a speed higher than the sound.

[JGXL836]

Really, whats than ? Shooting with the Tavor at the ballistic missile ?

Shooting with David's Sling at TBM's.

[MUSHROOM123]

Iskander is a TBM

[C.Puffs]

Actually it's ceiling is 50km.

Then it's probably bye-bye Iskander. If they knew SM-3 was around though they'd probably just fly it under it. Not sure what SM-3's minimum altitude is. Of course you still have THAAD, PAC-3. . .

[C.Puffs]

Redefine your criteria for worth then if I misunderstood: Weapon, not so worthless concerning it's an first strike ICBM meant to deliver MIRVs and to completely saturate the target area, much like the LGM-30 Minuteman III. It preforms it's job well, but for the user of that weapon, well they won't get to see the results.

The criteria was already defined as he specifically mentioned the ICBM. And yeah, as a usable weapon it's pretty much useless. Just like almost every other nuke on the planet. As a tool of deterrent that's another matter.

[Grax]

Then it's probably bye-bye Iskander. If they knew SM-3 was around though they'd probably just fly it under it. Not sure what SM-3's minimum altitude is. Of course you still have THAAD, PAC-3. . .

And Iskander is actually carrying 30kg of EW equipment AND is deploying decoys in it's terminal phase.

[merk666]

I am perfectly calm So it is rather advances in computer miniaturization and data link technology.

stop. what we are talking about? i think interseptor's head aims to the target independently of ground systems? not? if it is so - it can be done by analog computer of the head.

[JCR]

stop. what we are talking about? i think interseptor's head aims to the target independently of ground systems? not? if it is so - it can be done by analog computer of the head.

In old times any sort of computer to do that would've been too large to fit into a missile. And the bandwith to transmit such calculations wasn't there.
Also, radar simply wasn't precise enough to get a missile to direct contact even if all the math was right.