There doesn't seem to be a thread dedicated to Unmanned and Autonomous Air Vehicles. There probably should be. There seems to be a lot of information about what UCAVs can and can't do. Generally I think we tend to overestimate the capabilities of these aircraft, or at least where the technology stands today. Certainly we have seen a rapid advancement in this technology in even just the last few years but I would hesitate at calling it game changing, at least not yet.
A store bought FPV drone may be cheap but they also lack range and payload capability. They are useful ISR tools and do bring some kinetic capability to the battlefield but they are still a long way off replacing large long ranged platforms.
A store bought FPV drone may be cheap but they also lack range and payload capability. They are useful ISR tools and do bring some kinetic capability to the battlefield but they are still a long way off replacing large long ranged platforms.
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Headlines would lead one to conclude that the age of killer robots has arrived. In Ukraine, autonomous drone swarmssupposedly hunt for enemies and
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