Big_Zukini
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I'm sure we've all seen some gun drone prototypes in the last decade or so.
It is simply a multi-rotor drone with some form of firearm, typically a standard rifle or pistol. The drone usually includes some recoil-abrosbing mechanism and itself of sufficient dimensions and power to quickly stabilize.
Here's an example of why such system could be itself of tremendous importance:
Throughout the Israel-Hamas war of 2023-today, humanitarian aid was supplied via NGOs into designated humanitarian areas under Hamas military control, and where Israeli military action was not taken, let alone maneuvers with a clearing mission.
As a consequence, humanitarian aid was hijacked by Hamas and sold rather than distributed, enabling it to pay recruits and thus survive as a military organization.
A possible course of action would be to accompany aid trucks to their destination and oversee their distribution.
The immediate challenges would be manpower - a persistent issue for the IDF, as well as excessive endangerement of soldiers.
Unmanned assets are armed with small explosives which could still be dangerous to civilians due to the density in humanitarian zones. To an extent where even exceptionally surgical weapons like the Hellfire Romeo would still be excessive.
As far as I'm aware, there is no verified mass capability to deliver a bullet precisely from above, onto a target. Such capability as armed overwatch could accomplish the given task at very low cost and minimal risk.
It therefore begs the question: Why are we still seeing more lethal systems like grenade launchers and droppers, but not rifles, on drones?
The biggest difference I can think of is recoil. A rifle produces much stronger and more instantaneous recoil than a grenade launcher. Could that be the reason? If so, I would assume more robust mechanism and larger drone would solve this, would they not?
Even if such drone were to cost $50,000, and would on average survive 3 missions, it'd still be significantly cheaper than dropping low yield explosive missiles.
It is simply a multi-rotor drone with some form of firearm, typically a standard rifle or pistol. The drone usually includes some recoil-abrosbing mechanism and itself of sufficient dimensions and power to quickly stabilize.
Here's an example of why such system could be itself of tremendous importance:
Throughout the Israel-Hamas war of 2023-today, humanitarian aid was supplied via NGOs into designated humanitarian areas under Hamas military control, and where Israeli military action was not taken, let alone maneuvers with a clearing mission.
As a consequence, humanitarian aid was hijacked by Hamas and sold rather than distributed, enabling it to pay recruits and thus survive as a military organization.
A possible course of action would be to accompany aid trucks to their destination and oversee their distribution.
The immediate challenges would be manpower - a persistent issue for the IDF, as well as excessive endangerement of soldiers.
Unmanned assets are armed with small explosives which could still be dangerous to civilians due to the density in humanitarian zones. To an extent where even exceptionally surgical weapons like the Hellfire Romeo would still be excessive.
As far as I'm aware, there is no verified mass capability to deliver a bullet precisely from above, onto a target. Such capability as armed overwatch could accomplish the given task at very low cost and minimal risk.
It therefore begs the question: Why are we still seeing more lethal systems like grenade launchers and droppers, but not rifles, on drones?
The biggest difference I can think of is recoil. A rifle produces much stronger and more instantaneous recoil than a grenade launcher. Could that be the reason? If so, I would assume more robust mechanism and larger drone would solve this, would they not?
Even if such drone were to cost $50,000, and would on average survive 3 missions, it'd still be significantly cheaper than dropping low yield explosive missiles.
