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Took a quick look. I didn't see a list of components or a link to that list. My guess is these are comercial grade components (as opposed to industrial or mil

Took a quick look. I didn't see a list of components or a link to that list. My guess is these are comercial grade components (as opposed to industrial or military grade). This might mean they are susceptible to forms of attacks higher grade components will survive. In other words, they are not "hardened" (a term that has a range of meanings). Another way to put it might be that they are relatively easy to disrupt and shoot down through means other than kinetic countermeasures.

bjt2n3904 4y ago
Another comment has a list here. GPS modules and microcontrollers are about as fancy as it gets. They listed (gasp) power supply regulators, and chips from Analog Devices that I presume to be OpAmps or similar.
denton-scratch 4y ago
> Another way to put it might be that they are relatively easy to disrupt and shoot down through means other than kinetic countermeasures. Ukraine has been achieving very high shoot-down rates on Shahed-136 drones. The Russians have to launch them in big swarms to have a hope of getting any of them through. The drones use a piston engine designed for model airoplanes, driving a pusher propellor. Apparently its top speed is about 135mph. It looks like a jet, with its delta wings; but I'd guess you could shoot one down with a rifle.