From: Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@m...>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:24:58 +1000
Subject: [DS/SG potential] Motion camouflaged missiles
G'day guys, Came across this in my weekly reading and thought it might interest some here. A future generation of anti-aircraft missiles could be made far harder to dodge by a guidance system inspired by the flight of dragonflies and hoverflies. The missiles will mimic a strategy called motion camouflage, which predatory insects use to trick prey into thinking they are stationary. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993870 Cheers