Downed US pilot reported seeing Iranian drones swarm in 'jellyfish' formation

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sinuhe69•about 3 hours ago

Is moving many drones in a formation so truly difficult? I’ve seen drones in formation all the time for drones show and fireworks. Hundreds and even thousands of them, and most likely they are not remote controlled but programmed to do so.

Why was the account painted as something extraordinary?

troyvit•about 1 hour ago

I think the takeaway is that swarming behavior is not difficult. It's relatively simple, it's cheap, and it's going to grow in effectiveness and smaller actors are going to gain access to it. That's going to be a problem for war-makers who don't take it into account. I think the pilot expressed awe at it because it was part of what beat him.

appplication•about 1 hour ago

It’s not extraordinary from a technological standpoint, it’s extraordinary as a military tactic. This has historically not been how drones are used in wartime.

wslh•about 2 hours ago

Beyond the shape they produce, I assume that drones for entertainment are not the same as military ones.

Urahandystar•about 2 hours ago

While this seems like a novel secretive technology at first glance it could easily have been a drone swarm similar to those you would see at a firework show. Stick one of those in a planes flight path and it would cause alot of trouble.

Downed US pilot reported seeing Iranian drones swarm in 'jellyfish' formation

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