- Jan 2024
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Excessive regulation is harmful.
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- Sep 2022
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www.spectator.co.uk www.spectator.co.uk
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However, the operational data reveals that 90 per cent of Ukrainian UAVs flown before July were lost, mainly to electronic warfare. The average life expectancy of a quadcopter was three flights. The average life expectancy of a fixed wing UAV was six flights. Surviving a flight does not mean a successful mission; electronic warfare can disrupt command links, navigation and sensors, which can cause the UAV to fail to fix a target. Contrary to the narrative, Russian EW has been successful on the battlefield. Instead, what has proved decisive is the sheer number of drones that Ukraine has been able to deploy. The most useful UAVs, according to the data, are cheap fixed wing models. This is not because they are difficult to defeat but because they are inefficient to target, flying too high for short-range air defences while being too inexpensive to engage with medium or long-range systems.This is a good example of where having both sides of the equation – Russian and Ukrainian – is critical to identifying the right lessons from Ukraine. Beyond confirming that Russian electronic warfare is effective – and that the lack of NATO investment in this area is a mistake – the loss rate also demands a re-evaluation of how NATO armies think about UAVs. At present, UAVs are treated like aircraft. They come under flight control and in the UK must be assured for flight by the Military Aviation Authority. This means that the force cannot generate large numbers of trained operators and limits how many UAVs can be deployed. UAVs are therefore designed to have higher payloads and longer flight times to compensate, driving up cost. Instead, UAVs need to be cheap, mass producible, and treated like munitions. The regulatory framework for their use should be changed.
Data (unclear which/where from?) suggests 90% of Ukrainian drones pre July were lost, due to electronic warfare. The large number was what overcame it. Cheap fixed wing models most successful because they are inefficient to target. NATO here is said to underestimate electronic warfare. NATO should re-evaluate role of UAVs. Currently regulated like aircraft, falling e.g. under flight control Needed numbers of them puts them more in the 'ammunitions' column, and regulations should treat it as such.
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- Nov 2021
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docdrop.org docdrop.org
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early detection
Consider the use of drones.
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- Jun 2021
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thestrategybridge.org thestrategybridge.org
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www.jadaliyya.com www.jadaliyya.com
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Damage Control: The Unbearable Whiteness of Drone Work
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placesjournal.org placesjournal.org
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On the res
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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A Field Guide to Civilian Drones
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- Mar 2020
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www.nydailynews.com www.nydailynews.com
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One resourceful man in Cyprus used a drone to walk his dog while on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
I'd be frightened of the drone that could walk my two!
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- Aug 2017
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www.k12irc.org www.k12irc.org
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Drones
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- Jun 2017
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www.slate.com www.slate.com
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Faine Greenwood
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- Apr 2016
- Jan 2016
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www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov
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it only serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemies.
sort of like drone strikes?
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Ask the leader of al Qaeda in Yemen
Ask the wedding party in Yemen...oh wait you can't b ecause you aithorized drones to kill them.
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- Sep 2015
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www.slate.com www.slate.com
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How Peru is using drones to protect its archaeological treasures
Interesting read on the usage of drones in mapping archaeological sites. The composite image is made by taking overlapping aerial photographs. From this, 3D models of the sites can be made. This article discusses not only the archaeological benefits of drone use, but also how drones can help to keep tabs on any destruction occurring on the site.
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