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This was about the Australian drone and it's possible potential as an extremely cheap and powerful weapon. The reason it's even in the news is because they were

This was about the Australian drone and it's possible potential as an extremely cheap and powerful weapon. The reason it's even in the news is because they were used recently and the imagery of a downed drone and attack location was released by the Russians, not the Ukrainians. Somehow your response has turned into a tirade against Ukraine and their claims and every other grievance you have for Ukraine.

rjzzleep 3y ago
This is about accountability. When a person constantly lies you cannot just take their claims at face value. All the things I wrote were official statements from Ukrainian government officials including the Ukrainian MoD. As such there is currently no data corroborating the claims that the Australian drone is as good as it claims. What we do know so far is that the Geran(Shahed) and the Lancets have shown to be quite deadly for the reasons mentioned above. Although the Geran is not a loitering munition. It is entirely possible that the Australian drone is performing as well, but as of now there is no such data. The last drone that was seen in the battlefields from the Ukrainian side was the switchblade and it was orders of magnitude more expensive than the Australian one and performed abysmal. One thing to note here is that the Russians according to most western publications[1] have been quite successful at jamming GPS guided munition, so even if it is as successful as the Ukrainians claim it will probably not be a game changer in this conflict. [1] https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023/07/03/the-latest-in-the-battle-of-jamming-with-electronic-beams https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023/07/03/the-late...
- threeseed 3y ago
  Your post is so ridiculous it's actually hilarious. The Australian drone is literally made of cardboard. No one is thinking that it will be a game-changer nor that it is anyway comparable to a high-end, military-spec drone from Iran, US, UK or whoever else. It's designed to be cheap, throwaway and if it is even moderately successful at avoiding detection then I am sure that's just a bonus.

rjzzleep 3y ago

This is about accountability. When a person constantly lies you cannot just take their claims at face value. All the things I wrote were official statements from Ukrainian government officials including the Ukrainian MoD. As such there is currently no data corroborating the claims that the Australian drone is as good as it claims. What we do know so far is that the Geran(Shahed) and the Lancets have shown to be quite deadly for the reasons mentioned above. Although the Geran is not a loitering munition. It is entirely possible that the Australian drone is performing as well, but as of now there is no such data. The last drone that was seen in the battlefields from the Ukrainian side was the switchblade and it was orders of magnitude more expensive than the Australian one and performed abysmal. One thing to note here is that the Russians according to most western publications[1] have been quite successful at jamming GPS guided munition, so even if it is as successful as the Ukrainians claim it will probably not be a game changer in this conflict. [1] https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023/07/03/the-latest-in-the-battle-of-jamming-with-electronic-beams https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023/07/03/the-late...

threeseed 3y ago
Your post is so ridiculous it's actually hilarious. The Australian drone is literally made of cardboard. No one is thinking that it will be a game-changer nor that it is anyway comparable to a high-end, military-spec drone from Iran, US, UK or whoever else. It's designed to be cheap, throwaway and if it is even moderately successful at avoiding detection then I am sure that's just a bonus.