Damn, that thing looks sleek. Meanwhile the Russians have to rely on overpriced Iranian drones powered by lawnmower engines.
this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2024
72 points (98.6% liked)
Ukraine
8442 readers
569 users here now
News and discussion related to Ukraine
πΊπ¦ Sympathy for enemy combatants is prohibited.
π»π€’No content depicting extreme violence or gore.
π₯Posts containing combat footage should include [Combat] in title
π·Combat videos containing any footage of a visible human involved must be flagged NSFW
β Server Rules
- Remember the human! (no harassment, threats, etc.)
- No racism or other discrimination
- No Nazis, QAnon or similar
- No porn
- No ads or spam (includes charities)
- No content against Finnish law
π³π₯ Donate to support Ukraine's Defense
π³βοΈβοΈ Donate to support Humanitarian Aid
πͺ π«‘ Volunteer with the International Legionnaires
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Overpriced lawnmower drones that they're paying ~$193,000 per drone for.
Its intact state suggests it was taken down electronically, I wonder if itβs jamming or HERF or what.
I'm 99% sure that's a massive hole in the port side wing. Probably some gopnik taking pot shots with his original run Mosin
That's what I thought at first, but the square shape of the hole and the damage to the leading edge seems more like it struck a tree or pole. The wings are just fiberglass with wood framing so it's plausible the compressive force could snap the fiberglass along the framing. The torque from that collision could also cause the damage to the opposite wing.
Also, I imagine the operator would detonate the warhead if they were still in control while the drone went down, which leads me to believe it was jammed.