Opinion Evolution of AI enabled weapons so much so you don't even need a human controlling them. They can change their direction mid flight.

[PEB]

Skynet anyone, anyone? Anyways these missiles have the ability to work with each others like pack hunters seeking out target points and not overlapping each other wasting a missile. They can be dropped out of a C-130 "6 dropped out" to C-17 "45 of them at a time". One C-17 rapid dragon equipped with 45 of these AI cruise missiles could wipe out over 15 ships at once if not more. -

 

[Cole train]

A.I controlled loitering munitions are pretty much the next big step and everyone is looking into them

Our military calls them "WW1 level tech breakthrough"

 

[Belaya Smert]

But the founding fathers were only cool with me owning smooth bore shotguns or muskets rifles, right?

 

[PEB]

A.I controlled loitering munitions are pretty much the next big step and everyone is looking into them

Our military calls them "WW1 level tech breakthrough"

Not sure about the WW1 level technology comparison but with jamming technology becoming more and more effective letting AI ID and control the local situation removes some of the dangers jamming poses if not completely.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Well I, for one, welcome our new Terminator Overlords.

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

Aren't these called Hunter Killers, or HKs?

 

[Long Dark Blues]

These those physics-defying UFOs we been hearing about?

 

[aerius]

Soviets already had similar missiles in the 1980s with the P-700 Granit which could operate in auto-targeting swarm mode. This is nothing new.

P-700 Granit/SS-N-19 “Shipwreck” – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance

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