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> Did you miss the part about signals jamming in the article? "Drones also operate in a cluttered segment of the electromagnetic spectrum. First-person view dr

> Did you miss the part about signals jamming in the article? "Drones also operate in a cluttered segment of the electromagnetic spectrum. First-person view drones use unencrypted analog radio signals, and in hot parts of the front, as many as a dozen drone teams may be competing for use of a handful of frequencies (a consequence of using cheaper components)." The currently used FPV drones use consumer level ass communication methods. Do you also think that current military-grade communication methods can be easily jammed on the battlefield? Using the consumer level stuff as a reference point and thinking it is somehow SOTA is not going to lead to good conclusions. > Cellular networks not only can be jammed but towers are a priority target. The point was that there are plenty of radio signals that work fine and with high bandwidth in the 'problematic' terrain types you mentioned. Having said that, you can't rely on the cellular towers of the enemies of course. You need relay drones to create your own ad hoc cellular network. > You could just fire an artillery round and be done with it. At what coordinate? The whole point of FPV drones is that the operator can fly close to the target area and only then decide what the best place to strike is. A shell that is 20m off target is just a waste. The point of destroying the canopy is reducing the attenuation of the signal for other drones to go in and be able to be precise.

CamperBob2 1y ago
Dense forest scenarios aside, it seems to me that an FPV drone could perhaps serve best as an adjunct to mortar fire and other artillery, rather than as a replacement. If you knew exactly where your drone was, it could basically assume the role of a forward observer. The article says that GPS is largely hopeless on their particular battlefield, though, so some other means of accurate positioning would probably be needed.

CamperBob2 1y ago

Dense forest scenarios aside, it seems to me that an FPV drone could perhaps serve best as an adjunct to mortar fire and other artillery, rather than as a replacement. If you knew exactly where your drone was, it could basically assume the role of a forward observer. The article says that GPS is largely hopeless on their particular battlefield, though, so some other means of accurate positioning would probably be needed.