Comment by baron816
1 year ago
One thing I’ve been thinking about re: Javelin (and MANPADS)—would it be better to be able to fire them remotely? ie let soldiers put a set of launch tubes in a bush or behind a rock, then use the targeting system from a separate location. That way, the solders’ location isn’t revealed by firing the missile. Better yet if you can strap the tubes to a robot dog.
Another idea: drone AWACS. I mean, a drone with radar to detect other drones (and other aircraft).
The Stugna anti-tank-guided-missile seems to indeed have this feature:
"...that is connected to the firing unit by a cable, allowing it be used at distances up to 50 metres (160 ft) away"
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skif_(anti-tank_guided_missile...
Doing anything remotely means using radio signals to control the thing, and that becomes the main weakness: radio signals can be jammed. You could try other means of communication, like lasers, though, but those too have their own weaknesses.
line of sight laser pulses would work.
Lasers are not all-weather systems.
In fact, as far as I know, they are a one-weather system: clear.
Cables.
Wire guided ordonance exists since th 70s, torpedoes, missiles...
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