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The UAVs that Ukraine is targeting with anti-aircraft weapons aren't the kind that can be disabled with a net launched from a racing drone. They're large milita
by edaemon 4y ago
The UAVs that Ukraine is targeting with anti-aircraft weapons aren't the kind that can be disabled with a net launched from a racing drone. They're large military aircraft.
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- ericbarrett 4y agoYes. I don't know the size of Russian drones but the infamous U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone is about the size of a Learjet, for example.
- monocasa 4y agoA predator is more in the Cessna/ultralight territory. A reaper though is in the Learjet range. But yes Russian military drones are in the same niche as American military drones.
- ericbarrett 4y agoGood correction, you're right. The Predator has significantly more wingspan than a Cessna but is about the same length, and actually weighs less. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/article/104469/mq-1b-predator/ https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/article/1044...
- GauntletWizard 4y agoThe problem with the word "Drone" is that it's been used to mean everything, from the $5 toy that hovers above your hand, the $3000 VR Headset racing models, the military versions of the same that serve as recon tools, the modern man-portable-anti-tank weapons like the Switchblade [1] , to full-sized ground attack airplane replacements like the Predator. It's insane that they've all been lumped under a single label. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVironment_Switchblade https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVironment_Switchblade