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Is there an "observatory" that monitors drone warfare - I have heard of drones dropping grenades down tank hatches, and lots of requests from western air forces

Is there an "observatory" that monitors drone warfare - I have heard of drones dropping grenades down tank hatches, and lots of requests from western air forces for anti drone measures but this is the first "big" target I have heard of. Plus, worryingly, this does seem a fairly automatable attack. The limiting factor for the attackers must be the supply of drones plus any concerns about wiping their geo fencing / remote self destructs built in. As someone who would get his drones from the local curry's I presume the attackers have some other supply channel ?

malux85 7y ago
I love the idea of an open source (or just freely available) observatory that lists drone strikes and centralizes this info!
hos234 7y ago
This is just US strikes - https://www.longwarjournal.org/us-airstrikes-in-the-long-war https://www.longwarjournal.org/us-airstrikes-in-the-long-war The rest of the world I guess will catch up sooner or later.
walrus01 7y ago
There are a number of military analysts, some amateur, with websites documenting every photo and video they've been able to obtain of Iranian domestic produced drones.
jayalpha 7y ago
"Plus, worryingly, this does seem a fairly automatable attack." Yes. Cheap. Easily available. Can be launched from a Camel. Don't have to attack major facilities. It is enough to attack pipelines in the desert. How much does a drone cost? Please consider: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-War-Terrorism-Globalization/dp/0470261951 https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-War-Terrorism-Globalization...
- benj111 7y ago
  "Can be launched from a Camel" That's a feature I wasn't expecting to hear about today.
  - jayalpha 7y ago
    Well, it was sloppy writing. But I assume the drones can be transported with Camels.
    - benj111 7y ago
      Don't spoil it for me, I had visions of a landing platform on their humps (would split in two, and fold down each side for ease of transport), and a little spinning radar dish. Obviously you'd still have the tasselled rug underneath, can I coin the name Bedouin Punk?
jonbaer 7y ago
https://dronecenter.bard.edu/ https://dronecenter.bard.edu/
_xerxes_ 7y ago
No need to wipe anything if you build it yourself. Plenty of online guides show you how with cheap Chinese parts. This is for a racing drone, but you get the idea: https://rotorbuilds.com/build/8778 https://rotorbuilds.com/build/8778

malux85 7y ago

I love the idea of an open source (or just freely available) observatory that lists drone strikes and centralizes this info!

hos234 7y ago

This is just US strikes - https://www.longwarjournal.org/us-airstrikes-in-the-long-war https://www.longwarjournal.org/us-airstrikes-in-the-long-war The rest of the world I guess will catch up sooner or later.

walrus01 7y ago

There are a number of military analysts, some amateur, with websites documenting every photo and video they've been able to obtain of Iranian domestic produced drones.

jayalpha 7y ago

"Plus, worryingly, this does seem a fairly automatable attack." Yes. Cheap. Easily available. Can be launched from a Camel. Don't have to attack major facilities. It is enough to attack pipelines in the desert. How much does a drone cost? Please consider: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-War-Terrorism-Globalization/dp/0470261951 https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-War-Terrorism-Globalization...

benj111 7y ago
"Can be launched from a Camel" That's a feature I wasn't expecting to hear about today.
- jayalpha 7y ago
  Well, it was sloppy writing. But I assume the drones can be transported with Camels.
  - benj111 7y ago
    Don't spoil it for me, I had visions of a landing platform on their humps (would split in two, and fold down each side for ease of transport), and a little spinning radar dish. Obviously you'd still have the tasselled rug underneath, can I coin the name Bedouin Punk?

jonbaer 7y ago

https://dronecenter.bard.edu/ https://dronecenter.bard.edu/

_xerxes_ 7y ago

No need to wipe anything if you build it yourself. Plenty of online guides show you how with cheap Chinese parts. This is for a racing drone, but you get the idea: https://rotorbuilds.com/build/8778 https://rotorbuilds.com/build/8778