• @MutilationWave
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    112 months ago

    Not to minimize the horrors of this war, but the big players are learning so much. I can’t imagine what nightmare drones the DOD is working on.

    • @[email protected]
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      52 months ago

      There’s all kinds of commercial military drones around and they’re obviously far more refined and thought out than this one, but it’s equally crazy/impressive that with todays tehcnology pretty much any individual can just buy a drone and strap an actual rifle to it. Sure, it’s not accurate by any stretch, but if you have few thousand dollars laying around (and a access to firearms) you could to this too.

      That would obviously be a Really Bad Idea™ for multiple reasons, but from a purely technical view it’s fairly simple.

    • comador
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      42 months ago

      I can tell you one: Flamethrower drones. Being developed in San Diego, CA. Might never see the light of day, but they built one lol.

      • @MutilationWave
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        62 months ago

        Ukraine already is using “Dragon” drones to dump fire from the sky into treelines. Again, I can’t imagine what’s going on with a US flamethrower drone.

        • comador
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          42 months ago

          The US version may ultimately be used to combat wildfires by setting backfires in hard to reach areas. That’s about all I know to be honest.