cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14307737

Drones from American startups have been deemed glitchy and expensive, prompting Ukraine to turn to alternatives from China

  • abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    9 months ago

    Can’t get the site to load, but I gather they’re talking about the Skydio X10 drone?

    That doesn’t seem like the type of drone you’d want on an active battlefield. A war drone should be like an AK47. Simple reliable and cheap.

    You don’t need a $15,000 drone to tell you there’s a T-90 tank waiting for you around the next corner. Some of the simple drones Ukraine has are just a circuit board with four propellers a battery and a cheap phone camera directly attached to the board. When (not if) it’s shot down, grab another one.