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2023-09-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Budget Drones Prove Their Value in a Billion-Dollar War

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Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-09-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Cheap (500-1000 USD) drones with a $300 RPG attached is a real problem moving forward. The militaries will adapt, but there is a 5 year gap between a full solution and destruction.

The immediate wars will be a problem with drones.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-09-23 00:24|| 2023-09-23 00:24|| Front Page Top

#2 And the US is an also-ran in this field. I will post an article about a US initiative to address this problem.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-09-23 00:43|| 2023-09-23 00:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Frankly, the whole aspect of humans involved in warfare should be under review. Drones are just a part of the robotics that will be decisive in the wars to come.

Posted by Jerens Black9355 2023-09-23 06:28|| 2023-09-23 06:28|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ Drones are just a part of the robotics that will be decisive in the wars to come.

Yes, definite game changer.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-23 06:35|| 2023-09-23 06:35|| Front Page Top

#5 However, that's not including the shipping and packaging costs (graft).

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-09-23 09:00|| 2023-09-23 09:00|| Front Page Top

#6 The first time I remember seeing the true effectiveness of the DJI type weaponized drones was in Mosul 9-10 years ago...and then observed it again a couple of years later in the US as the Cartels were using them to fly into US prisons to supply their leaders inside with cellphones/narcotics... This is not a new problem. It is biting the Russians within their borders in Moscow and other strategic areas. It is biting us now in our prisons, borders, and is looming in other strategic areas. My point is it ain't just a problem for the Russians and Ukrainians - it is here in the US and has been for awhile.

Posted by Tennessee 2023-09-23 09:18|| 2023-09-23 09:18|| Front Page Top

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