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Old 7th Aug 2022, 01:47
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mickjoebill
 
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A Ukraine PR video seeking to raise funds for drones.
80 Matrice 300 models just delivered to accelerate a formal army drone program. (Ballpark specs, US$10k, 2.7kg payload, 55 min endurance depending on variant) They hope to have 1000.
I'm just completing drone pilot licence at mo and I reckon there will be no problem training soldiers.

​​​​​​A UK analyst has stated these multirotor drones in general will have negligible impact on the war.

But both lowing of cost of stabilised thermal imaging modules and improvements in power density of battery has recently occured, the tech is moving fast.

So my question is, will these factors result in development of new lightweight gravity munitions? Maybe innovative munitions that don't necessarily rely on a blast effect to disrupt the enemy?
WIll both weapons designers and their CFOs begin sharpening their pencils when delivery systems number the '000s?


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