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>Last year its forces released a video of a racing drone diving through an open doorway into a building occupied by Russian troops and exploding. They didn't l

• imtringued 4y ago
  "Remember the slaughter it's video". Except it is nothing like the video. A single human operator controls a single drone. How is this any different from operating a mortar? The only difference is that the guidance kit is cheaper but let's be real, why do guided mortars cost $10k per shot in the first place? All they have is four motor controlled fins and a laser seeker. Nothing complicated. The answer is that China produces consumer drones for a mass market audience so when people think "drones = cheap", what they really think is that importing weapons from China is cheap. The difference between a Javelin Missile and a quadrocopter is that the Javelin is far more advanced. The technology is further along, so why is the future this "dumb" propeller based technology that makes people scared? The mythical drone swarm relies on ignoring size Vs capability tradeoffs. It is like saying all your groceries will be delivered by swarms of RC cars. Meanwhile actual delivery robots are trolley sized and usually carry your entire purchase.