Russia appears on track to produce nearly three times more artillery munitions than the US and Europe, a key advantage ahead of what is expected to be another Russian offensive in Ukraine later this year.
I think comrade Yogthos posted a better article that mentioned these, but either way it's a lot cheaper than having your drone harmlessly drop to the ground.
It definitely still looks experimental and has drawbacks for how it's flown, but now small bomber drones can be intercepted/jammed more easily and the highly trained crews are vulnerable to comparably priced Russian glide bombs. I think something like that or its electronic equivalent will allow them to accurately place one drone on one important target and then move before the Russians can blow up them up with their UAVs.
Hadn't heard of this TOW like drone. Do you have more info on it?
I wonder if the 10km optic fiber would be much cheaper than using electronics on each drone.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/03/08/russian-fiber-optic-drone-can-beat-any-jammer/?sh=16e04f6b527a
I think comrade Yogthos posted a better article that mentioned these, but either way it's a lot cheaper than having your drone harmlessly drop to the ground.
https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/fpv_drones_on_fiber_optic_cables_are_tested_on_battlefield_by_russians_such_uavs_fear_no_jammer-9758.html
It definitely still looks experimental and has drawbacks for how it's flown, but now small bomber drones can be intercepted/jammed more easily and the highly trained crews are vulnerable to comparably priced Russian glide bombs. I think something like that or its electronic equivalent will allow them to accurately place one drone on one important target and then move before the Russians can blow up them up with their UAVs.