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Yesterday, a Russian Tu-22M3s bomber was destroyed by a UAV, and another was damaged.
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I am talking about small commercial drones that act like suicide bombers. They go one way and can be real cheap. Just deploy somewhat locally.
Not necessarily. A semi truck full of drones could be parked in an isolated area, set up and take off. A single semi could take down a capital. You could realistically either smuggle it in the country or build them there. A lot of parts can even be 3D printed.
You ever seen a commercial drone?
They'll work wonderfully at crashing into a window and falling onto the cement.
Plus you'd need to be within a very close radius to control it.
Exactly, that's the point. They crash into things and explode.
If you have 750,000 drones, they don't all need to be that accurate. Some are distractions, others carry explosive payloads. I have built drones. They can be done relatively cheaply. Bigger drones that carry more weight will cost more, sure. However on a military budget it is all just peanuts. You can get more range out of a drone than most people realize if you have the right antennas for it.
You could also have mothership drones that guide short range drones.
They won't cause any damage. They're just a bunch of thin pieces of plastic and a camera.
They are explosive, all they need to do is find a target. Wars tend to fail when the leadership has all been assassinated.
More expensive and less useful than you might think.