[fdye]

Interesting read. Curious how the author feels re: the attack on airbases using shipping containers/drones that was so successful?

Seems to be a unique case that worked especially well for (higher end I'm sure) FPV drones. Getting artillery in on shipping containers would have a higher likelihood of detection. Similarly, the ability to 'guide' in the drones with munitions seemed to allow for greater flexibility during the attack and its effectiveness.

I imagine eventually these cheap FPV's will be augmented with low-cost GPU's allowing for running smallish models and self-guided autonomy. This would seem the next evolution where a commander deploys them in bulk and overwhelms the enemy in a way that can't be jammed like radio-communication. Similarly, horrifying when you consider their eventual use in terrorism scenarios...

[literalAardvark]

That didn't use FPV drones, they're rather difficult to control at 6000km and they didn't have operators nearby.

Most likely it's the first major deployment of their semi autonomous drone tech, driven "declaratively". They've shown that stuff recently, they probably used it before showing it.

[kilimounjaro]

Ukraine’s drones were primarily LTE/4G-connected for remote operation

[literalAardvark]

Likely, but that's not enough

[LorenPechtel]

The report said they were guided remotely.

I suspect reality is a combination--think RTS game. You give orders to your units but you don't babysit them.

[literalAardvark]

Yeah that's how I think it went down.

Autonomous control, likely from a base station nearby, or one of their new carrier drones, and remote command.