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The future of warfare: A $400 drone killing a $2M tank (www.politico.eu)
submitted 2 years ago by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

If only we could be sure that $400 drones will only ever be used to kill tanks, and never to kill neighborhoods ...

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm waiting for the panic that will happen at the first political assassination using drones

[–] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Several years ago, before COVID, the Japanese government was on high alert because someone parked a drone on the roof of the Prime Minister's office. Small traces of (harmless) radiation were detected on the drone and no one knows who put it there or why.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago

It’s entirely possible someone just flew it around near Fukushima, brought it to near the PM’s office, and then parked it on the roof as a political statement

[–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Im pretty sure I read a few years ago someone tried in like south america, I'll have to look it up

edit: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45073385

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That would make HOA meetings rather ackward... and dangerous.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I wonder if the second amendment people will get behind drones. It isn't like you are going to be able to defend your house when someone across a continent can set it on fire.

Imagine that brave new world. People walking around with a personal protection drone following them. Schools needing to invest in Iron Dome type anti-drones drones.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You can. It takes a much bigger drone to kill an entire neighborhood.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago

Bigger drones, or just more drones.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah for now. What happens when someone attaches a laser to one that can start fires?

[–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Skwerls@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago

One gas main is all it takes