Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sights

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cl0ckt0wer•about 3 hours ago

So is he exaggerating or understating their capabilities? I'm surprised they'd disclose their capabilities.

damidekronik•about 3 hours ago

Given the stated goal, most likely exaggerating

mschuster91•about 3 hours ago

> "1,500 to 2,000km (930-1,240 miles) inside Russian territory is no longer the 'peaceful rear'," Robert Brovdi warns. "The freedom-loving Ukrainian 'bird' flies there whenever and wherever it wants."

For comparison for the Americans, it's New York to Kansas City. For the Europeans, Copenhagen to Rome.

Crazy that the Ukrainians can keep up command-and-control for drones over such a distance. Probably most of it is via Starlink...

icegreentea2•39 minutes ago

Ukraine's "long range attack drones" are really just cost optimized cruise missiles. Long-range strike against strategic targets is something you can handle without man in loop control. For example, the original Tomahawks could do terrain radar matching (+inertial guidance) for navigation, and had a fully onboard camera based system for terminal guidance.

stavros•about 1 hour ago

I don't know, ELRS/LoRa is pretty amazing. I don't know what kind of jamming happens there, but with a big (and tall) enough antenna, you should be able to get pretty far.

MrCharismatist•about 3 hours ago

https://archive.ph/dR234

outside1234•about 3 hours ago

Ukraine is going to win this war if we can just keep funding them long enough

lokar•about 2 hours ago

They may retain their territory, but they won’t win. No one is going to win.

pengaru•about 3 hours ago

I want to believe Brovdi, good for them.

Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sights

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