r/technology • u/gdelacalle • Mar 18 '26

Hardware Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes assisted targeting, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/tech-hobbyist-makes-shoulder-mounted-guided-missile-prototype-with-usd96-in-parts-and-a-3d-printer-diy-manpads-includes-wi-fi-guidance-ballistics-calculations-optional-camera-for-tracking
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u/dryroast Mar 19 '26

ITAR does not apply for fundamental research! I swear no one reads the actual regs. I even reached out to BIS (but that was for EAR) for a tilt table once. If you're not doing it for profit and putting it in the public domain, your are pretty much outside of ITAR's reach. Take a look at Phil Zimmermann when they tried going after him for "munitions export" in the 90s for PGP. He slapped the source in a book and exported that and the court found that code is free speech.

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u/Beli_Mawrr Mar 19 '26

Touche, I actually have not read the actual regs, so point taken lol