Drones and how to kill them?

"Aselsan claims that the hard kill AKKOR APS is effective against drones, and published this information a few days ago on its Facebook page.
The adaptation of the APS hard kill AKKOR system to combat drones in the future was already announced by Aselsan some time ago.
We are now waiting for some video from Aselsan confirming the effectiveness of the AKKOR system in combating drones.
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1175518397239050
View: https://facebook.com/aselsan/videos/1175518397239050
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1879206164497408274
View: https://x.com/RyszardJonski/status/1879206164497408274
 
DrRansom said:
The evolution of drones is - crudely - following WW1 fighters. First two recon aircraft looking at each other, then basic air-to-air engagements (pistols), and soon forward firing gun-packs connected to autonomous terminal maneuver.

I tend to think gun systems are going to have to make a come-back. HPM ranges still aren't disclosed and their high cost makes them a high-value target. (Rad-Hard FPV?)
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The challenge is making a gun small enough to be carriable by a drone that can take down a drone. A couple of P90 actions might be adequate, but that's like 12lbs/5kg of load.
 
Scott Kenny said:
The challenge is making a gun small enough to be carriable by a drone that can take down a drone. A couple of P90 actions might be adequate, but that's like 12lbs/5kg of load.
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This is where True Velocity's composite ammo or Textron's caseless ammo would be very useful - the different case or caseless technology can save around 33% of cartridge weight.
 
hagaricus said:
Now that drones are being controlled by fiber optics to negate jamming, would a laser aimed (and how would anything be able to aim that precisely?) at the fiber be sufficient to interrupt the signal?
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No, a light source outside an optical fiber does not interfere with light inside the fiber.

You might successfully cut the fiber, however.
 
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