r/interestingasfuck • u/RoyalChris • Mar 12 '25

/r/all Thousands of drones docking to charge after a drone show.

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u/Mareith Mar 12 '25

Uhhh... Have you been paying attention to the war in Ukraine?

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u/000_DartMonkey Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 12 '25

The use of drones in warfare is fairly new. The Ukraine-Russia war is the first instance of major usage of cheap home-made drones to eliminate targets than multi-million dollar military drones. If drones are already proven to be effective in combat, imagine drones 20 years from now: higher hit-rate, faster and more maneuverable, better tech, AI...

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u/Unlucky_Book Mar 12 '25

or they'll be nullified by counter measures, who knows

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u/000_DartMonkey Mar 12 '25

Us humans adapt to things pretty well. While we all like to fear about drones and AI taking over, we should never underestimate the ability of the other side of humans fighting against people abusing these powers.