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by rasz 223 days ago
>An artillery shell is like $800. THAT's the competition for an FPV drone.

By the time it hits the ground target already moved, drone on the other hand will follow and allow you to aim at weak spots/soft targets of opportunity. That <$1000 drone IS your cheap Bonus round.

>mostly about harassment and both Ukraine and Russia know they are easy to jam and not particularly effective

30K dead russians every month is quite the harassment

>China and the USA do not intend to have "contested" airspace

everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. How many Reaper shot down by Houthis? 7? 9?