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tintor • today at 8:01 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

How will this new tech affect the current drone war between Russia and Ukraine?

Smaller, cheaper, more numerous offensive drones?


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gpm • today at 8:58 PM

I strongly doubt adding a ton of extra weight in aerodynamic surfaces, and drag, and complex mechanical parts, to avoid a few motors/servos is worth it in that context.

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nhma • today at 9:04 PM

This tech is more than a decade old, originally from UPenn AFAIK[0].

[0] https://youtube.com/watch?v=aEPf0QHVuMM

eimrine • today at 8:31 PM

maybe new breakthroughs for the darpa project. kamikazes drones do not need so advanced prop tbh it is against the idea of being cheap.