Alert! Military On Manhunt For Killer Soldiers Across America

I just finished watching this video and thought it would be a good idea to share it here.
Some of the points of this video...
1.The future of war may be virtual with computers running a new reality.Drones and robots
being used for target identification and urban warfare.
2.Air Force and Darpa are now testing new hardware and software configured to enable 4th
generation aircraft to command drones from the cockpit in the air,bringing new levels of
autonomy,more attack options and a host of new reconaissance advantages to air warfare.
3.All military assets autonomous or controlled through virtual reality.
4.U.S. army has a new plan to recruit gamers' playing video games with peoples' lives.If the U.S.
is doing this,so are our enemies.
Here is the video...www.youtube.com...

a reply to: mamabeth

a reply to: mamabeth

sounds like something an EMP would wipe out in a flash, or a pulse lol

a reply to: ManyMasks

Except for the really minor fact that all military equipment is hardened against EMP.

a reply to: Zaphod58

yeah that is minor, after all systems will always be beaten by some sort of other technological advancement.

your thread title is very misleading.

'manhunt' usually means searching for criminals.
makes it sound like some rogue GIs shot some people and cops are looking for.

should be something like 'Pentagon Recruiting New Generation of Tech Soldiers'.

a reply to: ElGoobero

That was the title on the video!

a reply to: ManyMasks

Sure they will, or we'd still be flying biplanes. But it's going to take something more advanced than an EMP.

a reply to: ManyMasks

Mostly yes but remember the military has hardened technology's many of which are virtually impervious to EMP's.

Some of those technology's include micro valve technology which is of course definitely impervious to EMP.

And even more susceptible IC's used in military applications (at least in some cases as this increases cost and limits circuit integration scale) are hardened to withstand EMP and also magnetically shielded as well usually with a ferrous wave guide.

Usually the way an EMP fries a circuit as in the case of semi conductor's,. The EMP act's like a huge EMF surge and this is because it is basically a massive magnetic pulse, this pulse pull's electron's along with it and inductively creates a surge of electron's in circuitry it passes through and this will burn out most IC and semi conductor component's in exactly the same was as overcharging the circuitry with far too much current in any other way would do but by using shielding it is possible to mitigate such as ferrous block's and housing's the EMP factor at least majorly reduced and by making the circuitry far more robust and able to cope with surges this too radically increases it's survivability in the event of an EMP.

Also as you would imagine older analogue circuitry is far more resilient so analogue back up's using old (or newer micro) valve and fused technology's can survive or at least be almost immediately repaired while there down side is size as they are non integrated but due to there robust nature they still have application in many military and scientific roles to this day.

Drone pilots have been around for a while now. There is a big turn over with them due to the psychological repercussions of being in such an unfair fight. No doubt the military will progress with them, trying to make them more mentally stable for the task. Having a psychopathic AI system will fit the task nicely.

originally posted by: kwakakev
Drone pilots have been around for a while now. There is a big turn over with them due to the psychological repercussions of being in such an unfair fight. No doubt the military will progress with them, trying to make them more mentally stable for the task. Having a psychopathic AI system will fit the task nicely.

No such thing as fair in a fight though. If it pays alot of cash sign me up,just as long as i dont have to dress in BDU's and march. I can do it all day long without compunction.

a reply to: yuppa

No such thing as fair in a fight though.

Depends on what you are fighting for. if you are after genocide and the plunder of war, I guess not. If you are trying to instill a fairer rule of law and way of life then how you go about it makes a big difference.

We all have to make our own decisions and live by them, just a heads up for anyone considering this line of work.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: ManyMasks

Sure they will, or we'd still be flying biplanes. But it's going to take something more advanced than an EMP.

Nano-EMP's!

After you win....CNN propaganda machine assures the public you did it nicely and politely...no worries.


a reply to: kwakakev

a reply to: kwakakev

If you find yourself in a fair fight on the battlefield then your tactics suck.

I think as long as you're not engaging in wanton cruelty it shouldn't be an issue.

I'd like to see your data on this supposed turnover rate, if you please.

a reply to: FrostyFlakes

China does appear to be expanding its global influence quite well using tactics like trade, they have not had to fire too many bullets internationally.

As for where I got my information about the turnover rates. There has been a movie made (forget the name of it). It is set in the Las Vegas, Nevada region. It follows a small squad of drone pilots and what there day to day life is like. I do expect there is lots of data on drop out rates, getting access to it will be tough.

The MASH series also has an interesting episode on how battle fatigue can break the identity of the person dropping the bombs. They maybe physically safe from the heavy action, but their mental awareness is exposed.

a reply to: kwakakev

China's idea of trade is "we're claiming this, keep out". Or have you missed the threats against their neighbors, the islands they're trying to claim as their territorial waters, and all the other things they've been doing the last few years? They haven't had to fire many bullets because no one in the region can stand up to them alone, and they're not going to work together without US involvement.

The UAS pilot retention issue is turning around, as all problems usually do. Pilots didn't want to join the military, get a pilot slot and go through all that training, only to do something that wouldn't benefit them outside the military. You can't fly an MQ-9 and then go to an airline to fly commercially. Part of the solution was to open UAV slots to enlisted pilots, and increase bonuses.

a reply to: kwakakev

No such thing as a fair fight, not since elementary school any way.

The object of a fight is to win. By any means necessary to end the fight.

That old chestnut? If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'.

a reply to: Zaphod58

If you live on the boarder with China, things are a little different. Tibet for example. If you live in China they will shot you, and charge your parents the price of a bullet. At least they know where their child went. The fight between the state and the individual is not fair, all nations suffer from this.

a reply to: kwakakev

And if you're a neighbor of China, they do whatever they want. A resource field being claimed by China and the Philippines was recently awarded to the Philippines by international courts. China told the Philippines that if they try to develop it there will be consequences.