[One Degree]

Did you guys miss the part about them being 'self repairing'. Perhaps this applies to their programming and communications as well. I am a complete novice in the area, but that term seems, to me, to indicate a lot that is not said.

[skinster]

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[Rancid]

These are short range platforms, and screwing with radio transmissions at these ranges is easy.

There are a lot of countermeasures that ca be done to avoid jamming. From my experience in a previous life as an RF enigneer (recall, my master degree was on wireless design) there is constant innovation in this area.

you guys discount technological advancement too easily.

The losers are always the doubters.