DIY Drones: War Will Never be the Same
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Published 2023-11-29
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Drones are dominating the face of the war in Ukraine. From intel gathering and spying to loitering munitions and propaganda, drones are a versatile tool on the battlefield. To keep up with changing battlefield conditions and to keep their soldiers well equipped, everyday Ukrainians are using their engineering skills to create drone labs across the country. This is their story.
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0:00 Intro
5:55 Why Use Drones?
9:39 Meet the Drone Makers
12:17 Tactics Explained
15:16 A New Way of War
17:10 Credits
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All Comments (21)
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When I covered this topic last month I was barely able to scratch the surface. Great video. When I deployed to Iraq over 10 years ago the drones we had organic to the platoon sounded like lawn mowers ripping through the sky and were about as heavy. Crazy to think they have hand held ones that each squad can have now. soon they'll follow you around on patrol like a little personal pet. A tomagotchi battle-buddy if you will. anyway, big fan of your content and story telling style, all the best !
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15:05 There is something extremely savage about that Angry Birds patch on a drone pilot :D
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I studied National Security in college, and had to do an assignment on an article titled "Technologies Converge and Power Diffuses" by an author named TX Hammes. In it he talks about how 3D Printing, AI, Nanotechnology, and cheap Drones are being made available to small-scale actors, and are thus ushering in a new era of warfare that places a larger emphasis on defensive tactics rather than offensive and precision-strike tactics.
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This was so fascinating
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"killer drones" was once a Sci-Fi term crazy times we are living through
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I remember I stumbled upon a video early in the war of a Ukrainian drone dropping a grenade through the top hatch of a BMP and I thought to myself “well that’s changing things forever.” The fact that the war has resorted to WW1 style trench warfare combined with the most modern cheap tactic is so mind blowing. Couldn’t imagine having to constantly be paranoid about drones in the sky. Great work as always 🤟🏼
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As a long time manufacturer of this equipment here in the USA, this really hits hard... and as an expert in radio technology I see how this is done and can clearly see how this will escalate. The good thing is that drones effectively keep human lives out of direct battle. I forsee a day when war is simply robots battling each other with no humans involved. If we can't eliminate war, hopefully we will at least eliminate the suffering it brings.
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This is amazing! I'm so glad you are supporting Ukraine! Thank you – from the bottom of my heart.
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When BF2042 came out, putting c4 on a recon drone and flying it into a tank was so effective and annoying that it had to be patched out for balance reasons. Strapping explosives to a vehicle and driving them into bigger and more expensive vehicles is like the oldest Battlefield tactic but the drone is so difficult to see and shot out the sky, that when you hear it you were basically done. And here i thought it was so dumb you could do that when in fact it was accidentally realistic.
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That last quote is fucking brutal. Dude has a crystal clear clarity on what he needs to do.
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Im a fpv pilot from slovakia and its hard to belive for me that only a few kilometers away from me this is happening. Stay strong!
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thank you, Johnny for uncovering such an interesting topic and supporting Ukraine, your work means a lot!
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Its amazing and scary what humanity manages to create in times of struggle and hope
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Im genuinely curious about the infrastructure powering Amazons AMZP33X. Its as if theyve constructed an unseen digital architecture thats about to become central to our existence.
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Back before I dropped out of college, I wrote a paper on the benefits of low cost DIY drones for underfunded search and rescue teams, including a step by step assembly manual for a €185 drone with a 2kg payload capacity, and then put in a full page outlining alternate uses, with this being one of them.
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The first I saw a FPV race a couple of years ago I thought, that terminator was wrong. The futur won't be humanoid soldier but a swarm of machine gun drones. I therefore started investing more into drone oriented Stock. But I'm still amazed at how fast it came about.
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It makes me think about the 1920s when biplanes that could have been made in a rich guy's warehouse with canvas, wood and plumbing could be versatile and lethal enough to cripple some of the biggest capital ships of the era. (Yes this is a shoutout to the Swordfish.) It is anything is possible in both exciting and concerning ways.
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As a resident of Kyiv, Ukraine, currently witnessing the unfolding events, I must commend you for providing an accurate account of the ongoing drone war. Thank you 🇺🇦
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Gotta give props to the engineers and technicians over there helping out their countrymen
