Cheap kamikaze drones have loose wires on the front. When the wires touch, like when they collide with an object in front of them, it completes a circuit that detonates the payload.

A wide conductive screen mesh on the back of an interceptor drone seems like a cheap, simple countermeasure.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’m not sure a cope cage is going to save the propellers from shrapnel.

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't think the interceptor is expected to survive a successful interception. In the case of a miss, it will be reusable tho, unlike other defense munitions. If any parts of either drone survive, they'll fall in defender controlled territory, and be available to be fed back into the drone manufacture supply chain.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So how is this mesh helping in any way?

If it misses, it still misses. If it takes a hit, it still goes down.

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The mesh increases the 'hit box' of the interceptor. It's conductive, so it is more likely to trigger the kamikaze than a normal in-air collision.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Oh, I assumed the mesh was for defense. Thanks 👍

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Cheap hardware solution for a software problem.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 days ago

How is this a software problem?

I’m not aware of any drones equipped with top/rear facing cameras to detect attackers.