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3. Sensor to shooter loop? I don't think Maven is capable of fire control....

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 10:49 PM

Mar 12

.... and the munition in question, the Tomahawk missile, is not even close to having a "point and shoot" capability. It has to be programed well in advance of being fired. And it is old tech, it has to have (more than one) human in that loop.

I think this claim that it "automates the 'sensor-to-shooter' loop" is an exaggeration for PR purposes.

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