Hello Department of Defense: I have an idea to stop the hypersonic missiles. I want zero credit.

......Laser based Ground weapons do just fine.

Thaad?

Not convinced but crossing my fingers anyway.

We could have had hypersonic mussels but told
that person to pound sand…..

Guess where he went?

Why use drones?

Just launch helium balloons coated with stick-em.

Idea update...

Helium balloons coated with stick-em and 100 yards of fishing line with a treble hook tied to the end

Zero credit for being a zero.


Got it

wow, as terrible ideas go, this is a winner. let's take a flying bomb and literally catch it in a net that will give us basically zero control where it ends up landing and exploding. that's your idea. you should be proud.

You could seriously erect heavy chain netting around high value targets that can be raised and lowered as needed far enough away to ensure blast from impact would not harm the target.

Say for protecting a Patriot Radar for instance. Only raise it when under attack.

High value buildings and ammo stores could be protected this way.

Chain netting would be sufficient strength to cause enough impact damage to any high speed missile.

Seems like a great cheap method.

Ships could use similar netting for preventing direct torpedo impacts.

Last Edited by Xeven on 07/26/2023 07:23 PM

Don’t hypersonics have a plasma sheath? What’s your net made out of? Wouldn’t barrage balloons be as effective, and if so why haven’t they been used since mid 20th century wars?