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mmby

@graydon @isaackuo @cstross laser dazzlers are also a cheap-ish option that can be used with vehicles

if you can actually detect the drone approximately (maybe via audio or using the dazzler as a lidar), you can limit the scan window for the dazzler and actively blind it

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Charlie Stross

@mmby @graydon @isaackuo Just noting that laser dazzlers approximate to a [human] laser blinding weapon, and we can't regrow retinas. Just the reflected side-scatter from any plausible laser gun is liable to fry eyeballs out to several dozen kilometres.

mmby

@cstross @graydon @isaackuo they're already in the field though, since the convention on banning human-blinding weapons made exceptions for using them on vehicles and any sort of optical devices they might have

even the crews are considered in unit with the vehicle and not people for purposes of the convention as long as they're operating the vehicle

drones appearing will make more dazzlers appear - and I feel that sadly where there's opportunity, there is crime...

Isaac Ji Kuo

@mmby @cstross @graydon

Desperation to survive may be the overriding consideration. As noted, they're already in the field.

Shtora-1 attempts to use dazzlers to disrupt anti-tank missile guidance. This system has not been very effective in Ukraine, but that has more to do with the nature of the weapons being used and Ukrainian familiarity with how to try and mitigate laser warning sensors.

In principle, the system could be modified to try and dazzle drones.

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