Octopus Overlords

The U.S. Air Force has taken delivery of its first Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine single-engine turboprop light attack aircraft. The service has said in the past that it could acquire up to three of these aircraft to support a program called the Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network, or AEROnet, focused on developing a low-cost communications and data-sharing architecture to help allies and partners work together better during coalition operations.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, announced the arrival of the AT-6E on Feb. 17, 2021. The AT-6E is a variant of the T-6 Texan II trainer from Beechcraft, a division of Textron, configured for light attack and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The Air Force, as well as the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army, already operate unarmed versions of the Texan II.

stessier wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 9:27 am

Holman wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:20 pm So the idea is that everyone else boards while the baddies are shooting at Jet Pack Guy?

Holman wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:20 pm So the idea is that everyone else boards while the baddies are shooting at Jet Pack Guy?

Unagi wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:47 pm

Holman wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:20 pm So the idea is that everyone else boards while the baddies are shooting at Jet Pack Guy?

Nah, they give em maltov cocktails and they rain down fire on the enemy boat deck.
Havoc ensues.

Hrdina wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 12:14 am

Unagi wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:47 pm

Holman wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:20 pm So the idea is that everyone else boards while the baddies are shooting at Jet Pack Guy?

Nah, they give em maltov cocktails and they rain down fire on the enemy boat deck.
Havoc ensues.

Given that he is controlling himself using his hands, I am 100% certain that havoc would ensue if he tried that.

Unagi wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 10:04 am

Hrdina wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 12:14 am

Unagi wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:47 pm

Holman wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:20 pm So the idea is that everyone else boards while the baddies are shooting at Jet Pack Guy?

Nah, they give em maltov cocktails and they rain down fire on the enemy boat deck.
Havoc ensues.

Given that he is controlling himself using his hands, I am 100% certain that havoc would ensue if he tried that.

Ok, maybe Shoe Bomber ??

stessier wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 1:01 pm

Holman wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:20 pm So the idea is that everyone else boards while the baddies are shooting at Jet Pack Guy?

My brother pointed out something similar. I think it could work under certain situations, though. Also, it would probably be great in search and rescue.

Bad Demographic wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 11:27 am

stessier wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 1:01 pm

Holman wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:20 pm So the idea is that everyone else boards while the baddies are shooting at Jet Pack Guy?

My brother pointed out something similar. I think it could work under certain situations, though. Also, it would probably be great in search and rescue.

I feel pretty certain I saw footage of a search and rescue using this technology. It was in a place where a helicopter's downdraft would make it too hard to get to the person they were rescuing (I think).

Max Peck wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 12:36 pm This one?

Bad Demographic wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 11:01 pm And yes, they need the helicopter to actually evacuate the person, but it still seemed like a good use of the technology.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:48 pm Thinking on drones today I was wondering if the military had thought of airborne drone carriers? Make a large airborne drone full of small drones that can deploy in swarms. The mothership would be jet powered to get somewhere fast and safe then over or near target it would release the swarm. Those could be anything from camera drones to incendiary swarms or even ionic burst ones to take out power plants.

The U.S. Navy has successfully invented a special electronic device that is designed to stop people from talking. A form of non-lethal weapon, the new electronic device effectively repeats a speaker's own voice back at them, and only them, while they attempt to talk.

It was developed, and patented back in 2019 but has only recently been discovered, according to a report by the New Scientist.

More intriguingly, as the patent alludes to, "by aiming AHAD system at a wall or corner, AHAD system can also project sound to the target surface such that audio appears to originate from the target."

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:49 pm Long Range Acoustic Devices and Active Denial Systems are probably more effective.

Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 12:38 am

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:49 pm Long Range Acoustic Devices and Active Denial Systems are probably more effective.

Dude, just say LoRADADS like the rest of us do.

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:25 pm It sounds interesting, but of limited utility. They mentioned crowd control. Are angry mobs really going to disperse if a dozen members suddenly can't talk? It's an interesting device, and it's worth the research. It could even lead to other innovations. But as it stands, it really seems like a solution in search of a problem.

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 1:00 pm

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:25 pm It sounds interesting, but of limited utility. They mentioned crowd control. Are angry mobs really going to disperse if a dozen members suddenly can't talk? It's an interesting device, and it's worth the research. It could even lead to other innovations. But as it stands, it really seems like a solution in search of a problem.

It'll be used to prevent leaders from inciting the crowd. There are always a couple people on a soapbox whipping up the frenzy in a mob before they go wild. If you can stop them, the mob may not actually form.