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A while back, there was a post about Russia's thermal cloaks that were supposed to hide Russian soldiers from IR drones.

It's not working out very well.

I tried to get a screenshot with my phone and it didn't turn out all that great, but you can clearly see that the cloak is not performing even close to expectations.

 

The Second Law of Thermodynamics will always win.
 
Distantly related, still germane:

Current and future operators of A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft could use them to shoot down incoming drones, according to manufacturer Embraer. There is already something of an emerging trend when it comes to the idea of employing light attack planes in the drone hunting role. This has been enabled, in large part, by the combat-proven effectiveness of specially-configured laser-guided 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) rockets in the air-to-air role against drones, developments that TWZ has been first to report on in many cases.

Embraer outlined the potential of the A-29 as a flying drone-killer in a press release today. The Super Tucano is a two-seat single-engine turboprop aircraft in widespread service globally, both as a trainer and a light attack platform. The aircraft's standard configuration includes two .50 caliber machine guns, one in each wing. The plane also has the ability to carry various guided and unguided munitions, and other stores, on up to four underwing hardpoints and another one under the center of the fuselage. A-29s can be equipped with one of several sensor turrets containing a mix of electro-optical and infrared cameras, as well as laser spot trackers and/or designators, under the forward end of the fuselage, as well.

A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft Being Pitched As Drone Hunter

The A-29's chief competitor, the AT-6 Wolverine, is also getting the same treatment as the aerial drone defense market explodes.
www.twz.com
 
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