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I wonder how much is moved by drones?
by slacka 10y ago
I wonder how much is moved by drones?
- Chilinot 10y agoNot much I would reckon. The catapult is probably a more efficient device for getting the drugs to the other side. Having to fly a drone back and forth takes time. Unless they have a very large drone capable of carrying large quantities of drugs, I don't see the benefit.
- prodmerc 10y agoMultiple small drones, single control point, flying in formation? Would be a sight to see heh
- shard972 10y ago> Having to fly a drone back and forth takes time Time by whom? Self driving drones already exist right? Just set up a flight plan, get about 20 of them and you now have a fleet of carrier drones.
- rtkwe 10y agoThe problem is weight. The heaviest thing there's really a market for are cameras and those still have pretty short flight times so any narco-drone would have to be a custom build so it's more expensive. That still would only get them a pretty short distance from the border because of battery capacity and power draws.
- LgWoodenBadger 10y agoWhat would be the point of a drone? RC airplanes have existed for decades and can be built larger and carry non-trivial amounts of cargo, relatively speaking.
- loeg 10y agoEase of operation for untrained pilots.
- waterphone 10y agoCartels are using drones for aerial surveillance in some areas to scout clear paths for foot smugglers, but I haven't heard of them using them to transport drugs. They do use manned ultralight aircraft, though.