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Meet Flock's Alpha Drone – It Reads License Plates from 2,000 Feet
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empireOfLove2 lemmy.dbzer0.com empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-12-22
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sp3ctr4l lemmy.dbzer0.com sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-04-10
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Betcha it can't outrun .410 or .22lr.

.22lr suppresses real well.

Or paintballs, at a closer range.

Just think of em as ManHacks.

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motionofethre piefed.social motionofethre@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-02-01
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I'm really concerned about people trying to harm this cute little drones. What kind of attacks should I watch out for? I would love to know the specific brands and types of tools these heinous drone murderers would use so I can stop them.

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Badabinski kbin.earth Badabinski@kbin.earth
Joined: 2024-06-09
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Betcha it can't outrun .410 or .22lr. .22lr suppresses real well. Or paintballs, at a closer range. Just think of em as ManHacks.

Hitting a drone with a subsonic suppressed .22 would be challenging, to say the least.

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A404 lemmy.dbzer0.com A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-04-11
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I'm really concerned about people trying to harm this cute little drones. What kind of attacks should I watch out for? I would love to know the specific brands and types of tools these heinous drone murderers would use so I can stop them.

They have to land eventually

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sp3ctr4l lemmy.dbzer0.com sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-04-10
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Hitting a drone with a subsonic suppressed .22 would be challenging, to say the least.

I'm presuming they hover in place as part of their flight pattern, but yeah, it would take a pretty good shot, a pretty good marksman, otherwise.

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Texas_Hangover lemmy.radio Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio
Joined: 2024-11-09
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Betcha it can't outrun .410 or .22lr. .22lr suppresses real well. Or paintballs, at a closer range. Just think of em as ManHacks.

You ain't hitting that thing at 2000'.

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wyldrstallyns lemmy.dbzer0.com wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-05-16
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I'm really concerned about people trying to harm this cute little drones. What kind of attacks should I watch out for? I would love to know the specific brands and types of tools these heinous drone murderers would use so I can stop them.

Well, you could start by applying reflective spray to your license plate holder, but accidentally get some all over the plate. It's a challenge not to, FYI. The same can be said of your VIN tag under your windshield. It's really unfortunate how imprecise those reflective sprays are. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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wyldrstallyns lemmy.dbzer0.com wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-05-16
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Hitting a drone with a subsonic suppressed .22 would be challenging, to say the least.

Especially at speed. 🤪

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sic_semper_tyrannis lemmy.today sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today
Joined: 2024-03-28
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I've been wondering if using jamming software paired with a directional antenna on it like a Yagi would be effective against these

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far_university1990 reddthat.com far_university1990@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-08-15
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I've been wondering if using jamming software paired with a directional antenna on it like a Yagi would be effective against these

GNURadio is software defined radio. This is unrelated to jamming question.

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far_university1990 reddthat.com far_university1990@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-08-15
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You ain't hitting that thing at 2000'.

Spray and pray.

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