#fpv system

[martinpenicka]

Drone game for training FPV drone, PLAY.

[msaadbeing]

DJI Goggles RE Specifications

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[xtruss]

Killer Drones Pioneered in Ukraine are the Weapons of the Future! They are Reshaping the Balance Between Humans and Technology in War

— February 8th 2024 | The Economist

Image: Getty Images

Precision-Guided Weapons first appeared in their modern form on the battlefield in Vietnam a little over 50 years ago. As armed forces have strived ever since for accuracy and destructiveness, the cost of such weapons has soared. America’s GPS-Guided artillery shells cost $100,000 a time. Because smart weapons are expensive, they are scarce. That is why European countries ran out of them in Libya in 2011. Illegal Regime of Isra-hell, more eager to conserve its stockpiles than avoid collateral damage, has rained dumb bombs on Gaza. What, though, if you could combine precision and abundance?

For the first time in the history of warfare that question is being answered on the battlefields of Ukraine. Our report this week shows how First-Person View (FPV) drones are mushrooming along the front lines. They are small, cheap, explosives-laden aircraft adapted from consumer models, and they are making a soldier’s life even more dangerous. These drones slip into tank turrets or dugouts. They loiter and pursue their quarry before going for the kill. They are inflicting a heavy toll on infantry and armour.

The war is also making FPV Drones and their maritime cousins ubiquitous. January saw 3,000 verified fpv drone strikes. This week Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s War Criminal and Thug President, created the Unmanned Systems Force, dedicated to drone warfare. In 2024 Ukraine is on track to build 1m-2m drones. Astonishingly, that will match Ukraine’s reduced consumption of shells (which is down because Republicans in Congress are shamefully denying Ukraine the supplies it needs).

The drone is not a wonder weapon—no such thing exists. It matters because it embodies big trends in war: a shift towards small, cheap and disposable weapons; the increasing use of consumer technology; and the drift towards autonomy in battle. Because of these trends, drone technology will spread rapidly from armies to militias, terrorists and criminals. And it will improve not at the budget-cycle pace of the military-industrial complex, but with the break-things urgency of consumer electronics.

Basic fpv drones are revolutionarily simple. The descendants of racing quadcopters, built from off-the-shelf components, they can cost as little as several hundred dollars. fpv drones tend to have short ranges, carry small payloads and struggle in bad weather. For those reasons they will not (yet) replace artillery. But they can still do a lot of damage. In one week last autumn Ukrainian drones helped destroy 75 Russian tanks and 101 big guns, among much else. Russia has its own fpv drones, though they tend to target dugouts, trenches and soldiers. Drones help explain why both sides find it so hard to mount offensives.

The exponential growth in the number of Russian and Ukrainian drones points to a second trend. They are inspired by and adapted from widely available consumer technology. Not only in Ukraine but also in Myanmar, where rebels have routed government forces in recent days, volunteers can use 3d printers to make key components and assemble airframes in small workshops. Unfortunately, criminal groups and terrorists are unlikely to be far behind the militias.

This reflects a broad democratisation of precision weapons. In Yemen the Houthi rebel group has used cheap Iranian guidance kits to build anti-ship missiles that are posing a deadly threat to commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Iran itself has shown how an assortment of long-range strike drones and ballistic missiles can have a geopolitical effect that far outweighs their cost. Even if the kit needed to overcome anti-drone jamming greatly raises the cost of the weapons, as some predict, they will still count as transformationally cheap.

The reason goes back to consumer electronics, which propel innovation at a blistering pace as capabilities accumulate in every product cycle. That poses problems of ethics as well as obsolescence. There will not always be time to subject novel weapons to the testing that Western countries aim for in peacetime and that is required by the Geneva Conventions.

Innovation also leads to the last trend, autonomy. Today, fpv drone use is limited by the supply of skilled pilots and by the effects of jamming, which can sever the connection between a drone and its operator. To overcome these problems, Russia and Ukraine are experimenting with autonomous navigation and target recognition. Artificial intelligence has been available in consumer drones for years and is improving rapidly.

A degree of autonomy has existed on high-end munitions for years and on cruise missiles for decades. The novelty is that cheap microchips and software will let intelligence sit inside millions of low-end munitions that are saturating the battlefield. The side that masters autonomy at scale in Ukraine first could enjoy a temporary but decisive advantage in firepower—a necessary condition for any breakthrough.

Western countries have been slow to absorb these lessons. Simple and cheap weapons will not replace big, high-end platforms, but they will complement them. The Pentagon is belatedly embarking on Replicator, an initiative to build thousands of low-cost drones and munitions able to take on China’s enormous forces. Europe is even further behind. Its ministers and generals increasingly believe that they could face another major European war by the end of the decade. If so, investment in low-end drones needs to grow urgently. Moreover, ubiquitous drones will require ubiquitous defences—not just on battlefields but also in cities at peace.

Kalashnikovs In The Skies

Intelligent drones will also raise questions about how armies wage war and whether humans can control the battlefield. As drones multiply, self-co-ordinating swarms will become possible. Humans will struggle to monitor and understand their engagements, let alone authorise them.

America and its allies must prepare for a world in which rapidly improving military capabilities spread more quickly and more widely. As the skies over Ukraine fill with expendable weapons that marry precision and firepower, they serve as a warning. Mass-produced hunter-killer aircraft are already reshaping the balance between humans and technology in war. ■

— This Article Appeared in the Leaders Section of the Print Edition Under the Headline "Killer Drones"

[kamogryadeshi]

‼️As a result of Russian shelling of the Kherson region, two people were killed and 19 were injured during the day, including three police officers.

Russian military personnel hit a police vehicle near Komyshany with an FPV drone. As a result of the attack, two Kherson police officers received concussions. The vehicle suffered significant damage.

A 35-year-old Kherson police officer was injured near Naddnipryanske when an explosive device was dropped from a drone.

The enemy attacked settlements in the Kherson, Beryslav and Kakhovka districts with artillery, mortars, multiple launch missile systems and UAVs.

[captain-price-unofficially]

An old Soviet Moskvitch 412 family car pressed into service as a frontline transport equipped with a steel mesh screens and a massive electronic warfare system to counter FPV drones. This is like digging up a BMW 1500 and turning it into an infantry mobility vehicle.

[renegade-hierophant]

Soldier of the Special Operations Forces - SOF (Сили Спеціальних Операцій - ССО) of Ukraine with an electronic warfare system for controlling FPV (first person view) drones.

This is not cosplay. This is from the front lines of an actual war happening right now in Europe.

[cognitivejustice]

[mokhosz-nafo]

The 25th Ramstein meeting has wrapped up with several key pledges for Ukraine's defense:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Along with allies, will provide Ukraine with 30,000 FPV drones.

🇳🇴 Norway: Allocated $61 million to support the coalition of drones.

🇩🇪 Germany: Announced additional air defense systems, IRIS-T missiles, and armored transport vehicles.

🇵🇱 Poland: Preparing a new military aid package, including strengthening the tank coalition.

🇪🇺 EU: Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas emphasized that the EU is ready to take the lead if the U.S. steps back.

🇺🇦 Ukraine: President Zelensky called for a more practical approach to foreign military presence, seeing it as a key step toward peace.

✍️ Additionally, 8 roadmaps were confirmed, focusing on military aid, procurement, Ukrainian defense industry support, and investment attraction through 2027.

[mariacallous]

[darkmaga-returns]

We haven’t had an update on the state of the war’s technological progression in a while and the new year brings the perfect time to do so. One of the reasons for that is because there have been a lot of predictions on the sweeping changes said to take root on the frontline by 2025, and so it’s appropriate to discuss how close these projections have been.

One of the notoriously contrarian predictions from many months ago was that 2025 would actually see not the supremacy of drones and FPVs, but rather their negation and decline. A French army chief made this curious claim in June of last year:https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/06/19/small-drones-will-soon-lose-combat-advantage-french-army-chief-says/

From the article:

The advantage now enjoyed by small aerial drones on battlefields including in Ukraine is but “a moment in history,” French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill said at the Eurosatory defense show in Paris. While anti-drone systems are lagging and “leave the sky open to things that are cobbled together but which are extremely fragile,” countermeasures are being developed, Schill told reporters during a tour of the French Army stand at the show June 19. Already today, 75% of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine are lost to electronic warfare, the general said.

One must wonder if the French army chief knows what he’s talking about; the article further points to upcoming French vehicles which may include anti-drone ‘missiles’ and ‘40mm airburst grenades’. But these will prove useless against FPVs which are much too quick, ubiquitous, and undetectable in the frenzy of combat to really be reliably destroyed by such expensive countermeasures.

[dontforgetukraine]

Combat medic Rebekah Maciorowski, who is featured in the Ukraine Donation Guide Master Post, explains the importance of anti-drone jamming systems. This is especially true for those that evacuate the wounded. 1 Team 1 Fight (now featured in the guide) is also collecting donations in support of Rebekah's team. You can donate to either one to help them get the EW systems they need so they can prevent scenarios like this... The video in the link shows a Russian FPV drone hitting a Ukrainian armored vehicle. The crew quickly evacuated in an emergency landing in the Kursk region. There is no gore.

I would try to put it in the post again but Tumblr's spam filter aggressively nuked me for a bit.

[demiurgeua]

Воїни ЗСУ ефектно знищили важку вогнеметну систему ТОС-1А «Солнцепьок» рашистських загарбників

Воїни З��ройних Сил України за допомогою дронів ефектно знищили важку вогнеметну систему ТОС-1А «Солнцепьок» рашистських загарбників. _________ With help of drones, warriors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spectacularly destroyed the TOS-1A «Solntsepyok» Heavy Flamethrower System of the russian nazis. Величезний вогняний “гриб”: FPV-дрон ЗСУ ефектно знищив ворожий “Солнцепек” під Вугледаром…

[msaadbeing]

DJI Goggles Specifications

DJI Goggles Specifications: In-Depth Features & Tech Breakdown

Introduction Released in 2017, DJI Goggles have swiftly become a game-changer in the drone industry. DJI, already renowned for its cutting-edge drone technology, pushed the envelope further with this unique creation. As a marvel of ergonomic design blended with state-of-the-art tech, the goggles have truly redefined the concept of immersive drone flying. Users can now literally see through the…

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Axis of Resistance Summary: September 1, 2024 Al-Aqsa Flood's Harvest of Good Tidings

📍TAL AL-SULTAN, WEST RAFAH Al-Qassam + Al-Nasser Salah Al-Din Brigades 🔻Targeted military bulldozer with tandem shell near Al-Quds Open University

📍EAST-CENTRAL GAZA Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades 🔻Targeted soldiers in Abu Mutibaq military site with 122mm Asif rocket, using the Nasr system, simultaneously pounding site with mortars: direct casualties, smoke bomb evacuation

📍AL-ZEITOUN, EAST GAZA CITY Al-Aqsa Martyrs + Mujahideen Brigades 🔻Targeted soldiers on advancement axis with 60mm mortars 🔻Bombed enemy forces with standard mortars

📍”NETZARIM” AXIS, GAZA CITY Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades 🔻Struck enemy concentrations & vehicles with 2 107mm rockets + heavy-caliber mortars 🔻Targeted soldiers with 107mm rocket

Mujahideen Brigades 🔻Targeted enemy gathering with Hasab 111 rocket

📍HEBRON, WEST BANK Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades 🔻Targeted zionist police vehicle at Tarqumiah checkpoint west of Al-Khalil: killed 3 police + the fighter, Muhannad Mohammed Al-Asoud, successfully withdrew before being ID’d, later ascendeding to martyrdom after hours of siege & resistance 🔻Fierce clashes in Al-Khalil (Hebron)

📍TUBAS, WEST BANK Saraya Al-Quds Brigades 🔻Targeted soldiers & vehicles with 5 IED attacks

📍TULKARM, WEST BANK Saraya Al-Quds Brigades 🔻Detonated 6 IEDs on soldiers & vehicles: severe injuries 🔻Ambushed infantry force 🔻Sniped soldier during clashes

📍JENIN, WEST BANK Al-Qassam Brigades 🔻Ambushed dismounted force advancing towards house holding resistance fighters were insidet detonating explosive device + clashing with weapons in Damaj neighborhood, Jenin refugee camp: dead & wounded

Saraya Al-Quds Brigades 🔻Detonated more than 15 IEDs on vehicles & soldiers: severe injuries, dead & wounded 🔻Caught soldiers in 3 elaborate ambushes, including a compound, pre-prepared to counter enemy incursions

Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades 🔻Fierce clashes

Al-Asifah Forces 🔻Fierce clashes

📍NABLUS, WEST BANK Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades 🔻Fierce clashes + IEDs

📍 NORTHERN OCCUPIED INTERIOR Hezbollah 🔻Directly hit building of soldiers in “Manara” settlement 🔻Directly hit buildings of soldiers in “Shtula” settlement with rockets 🔻Targeted army patrol near“Kfar Yuval” checkpoint: confirmed hits 🔻Directly hit the Galilee Division’s 8200 Intelligence Battalion deployment at “Metat” barracks with rocket salvos

📍BORDERLANDS Hezbollah 🔻Targeted soldiers deployed around Al-Marj site with rockets 🔻Directly hit surveillance equipment at Hadab Yaroun site with FPV attack drone: destroyed 🔻Directly hit Jal Al-Alam site with artillery 🔻Directly hit “Ramia” site with artillery

📍OCCUPIED LEBANESE KFAR SHUBA HILLS Hezbollah 🔻Directly hit surveillance equipment at Ruwaisat Al-Alam site: destroyed 🔻Directly hit Samaqa site with rockets

[workersolidarity]

🇷🇺🇺🇦🚨 OVERNIGHT UPDATE ON THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR DAY 618

In the Kherson direction:

A Russian recognizance unit inside Krynky was destroyed as a result of Ukrainian ambush and shelling, destroying roughly 10 soldiers as they exited the village on its southwestern outskirts.

Russian Forces were heavily shelling the Krynky area using TOS Flamethrower systems.

On the second Ukrainian foothold south of Prydniprovske, Russian Forces were bombing and shelling the forward Ukrainian positions using FPV Drones in the hope of preventing the development of the foothold in this area.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction:

Ukrainian Forces launched offensive operations to the southeast of Robotyne using armored personnel carriers and judging by the video evidence, were destroyed.

Meanwhile, Russian Forces were heavily bombing Ukrainians positions west of Verbove using FPV drones on the forward positions of Ukrainian Forces in this region, no changes in territory.

Russian Forces launched strikes against the accumulation of Ukrainian ammunition in the fortified positions in the fields southeast of Novodanylivka, resulting in a significant explosion, suggesting an ammunition depot was in fact destroyed. Secondary explosions were recorded.

In the Novomykhailivka area:

Russian Forces continued bombing and shelling Ukrainian positions in the central part of Novomykhailivka using FAB500 bombs. This story has been on repeat all week.

In the Avdiivka direction:

Video evidence suggests Ukrainian Forces have a significantly vast underground network of tunnels in the northern Avdiivka area, not unlike the tunnel network Russian Forces used to destroy Ukrainian positions to the south of the city recently.

In the Bakhmut Direction:

North of Bakhmut, to the west of Yahidne, Russian Forces were heavily using FPV Drones to hammer the forward positions of Ukrainian Forces in the fields following the rail lines where Russian Forces developed their positions here, taking a small strip of territory in recent days.

Keep in mind that with the breakout of conflict in the occupied Palestine area and the difficulty of American authorities to produce ammunition, funding and equipment to continue Ukrainian resistance, ammunition and equipment is severely lacking for Ukrainian Forces, mostly forcing their forces to depend on commercial FPV drones to provide cover for their forces and to defend territory from Russian operations.

The result has been largely standstill for Ukrainian Forces and we only see the development of positions where ammunition has not yet run dry, such as by the footholds in the Kherson direction.

As a result, American authorities are pressuring the Zelensky regime to consider a negotiated settlement or ceasefire, however so far Ukrainian authorities have rejected the suggestion and Russian authorities have made it clear a ceasefire is out of the questions due to a lack of trust by Russian leaders in the intentions of American authorities, believing a ceasefire would just mean the rearming and reconstitution of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

@WorkerSolidarityNews

[captain-price-unofficially]

A Ukrainian FPV drone attacks a Russian Saphir EWS hidden between civilian houses. This system should be able to suppress all types of drones, including FPV drones.