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Ukraine has been using improvised small FPV drones since Russia invaded pretty much. The Russians in contrast seem to have been using larger drones (like those

by nsguy 2y ago

Ukraine has been using improvised small FPV drones since Russia invaded pretty much. The Russians in contrast seem to have been using larger drones (like those supplied by Iran). Hezbollah has been attacking Israel from Lebanon for many months now with small drones and the air defence systems like Iron Dome haven't been able to effectively deal with that. One recent example: https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-swarms-north-with-attack-drones-another-uav-from-iraq-shot-down/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-swarms-north-with-at... There is a major effort right now in Israel to address that gap.

dilyevsky 2y ago
> The Russians in contrast seem to have been using larger drones (like those supplied by Iran). You are confusing short-range and long-range campaigns. Both sides are using fpvs, mavics-style, short-range fixed wing and long-range winged (like shahed-136) drones
- nsguy 2y ago
  I thought the Russians relied more on military gas powered drones (like the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlan-10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlan-10 ) and were not using cheaper fpvs. Certainly in the earlier days there was a lot of footage of Ukranians dropping grenades and mortars via improvised drones and I think the Russians were more spotting with Orlans and then using artillery. Most if not all the random videos I've seen of cheaper FPV drones were Ukraninian but that could totally be my social media bubble.