Remote controlled tanks?
Hellbanan
21 Jul 2012
Vrenshrg, on 21 July 2012 - 07:37 AM, said:
Still I believe every remote controlled vehicle can be hacked somehow because obviously there are signals going in and out.
Maybe not by the normal guy but a specialist should be able to get into the system.
Keep in mind that even the Penthagons systems got hacked by I think a 16 year old boy. Of course they upgraded but as long there are incoming transmissions it is still vulnerable.
If you get somehow the bandwide of the signal you could jam the system just by intercepting these specific wavelength.
Maybe not by the normal guy but a specialist should be able to get into the system.
Keep in mind that even the Penthagons systems got hacked by I think a 16 year old boy. Of course they upgraded but as long there are incoming transmissions it is still vulnerable.
If you get somehow the bandwide of the signal you could jam the system just by intercepting these specific wavelength.
You can also attack the communications to a manned tank and give the commander wrong coordinates for his firemission. I don't really see the difference between an unmanned and a manned tank carrying out friendly fire...
Plus: its not just about finding the frequency, military communications are encrypted, so you need to break the code first. And trust me, there are pretty powerfull encryption standards.
Last idea: you could overwatch the unmanned tank from an airplane or a drone and have a sort of killswitch. So if you find out that your tank has been hijacked you send a special message that disables the tank (you wanna make sure nobody finds out about that message :D )
Edited by Hellbanan, 21 July 2012 - 11:20 AM.
Vrenshrg
21 Jul 2012
Hellbanan, on 21 July 2012 - 11:14 AM, said:
You can also attack the communications to a manned tank and give the commander wrong coordinates for his firemission. I don't really see the difference between an unmanned and a manned tank carrying out friendly fire...
And yes everything is encrypted but everything can be hacked.
Edited by Vrenshrg, 21 July 2012 - 11:34 AM.
NateBlack
22 Jul 2012
Vrenshrg, on 21 July 2012 - 11:17 AM, said:
So the people would leave the tank in the middle of a fight? They would shoot their own people in the back because they hear a transmission saying that?
And yes everything is encrypted but everything can be hacked.
And yes everything is encrypted but everything can be hacked.
Maybe not a tank. But a fire mission for artillary, navy or aircraft. Those lines of communication are atleast as vulnerable, if not more so, than digital communications.
