this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
54 points (96.6% liked)

NonCredibleDefense

3538 readers
150 users here now

Rules:

  1. Posts must abide by lemmy.world terms and conditions
  2. No spam or soliciting for money.
  3. No racism or other bigotry allowed.
  4. Obviously nothing illegal.

If you see these please report them.

Related communities:

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
54
Time is a flat circle (war.observer)
submitted 4 months ago by gravitas_deficiency to c/[email protected]
8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/21952875

Ukrainian pilots in light aircraft shoot down Russian UAV

cross-posted from [email protected]

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I won't be surprised if they actually manage to find a use for them again. If only as some form of decoy to make an enemy reveal their position

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

With all the drones in use I'm amazed we haven't seen air raid balloons make a comeback.

[–] mindbleach 1 points 3 months ago

Unlikely, simply because precision aim is much more common. Anything that's not comically high-altitude is going to get spotted and eventually sniped.