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To: BobL

They are. But actually the tech itself is not so remarkable. What is remarkable is that the Ukrainians are able to make FPV aerial drones extremely cheaply. It costs an American manufacturer $50,000 or $100,000 to make even the simplest drone. The Ukrainians can do it for $1000. This particular drone probably cost more than that because we’re talking about a naval drone here. But the key to success in the drone war is to make drones that get the job done, but cost very little.


40 posted on 05/03/2025 8:57:56 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

Agree...they manage to put together very cheap drones, but it’s not like they have to find the money to pay their workers as the Globalists cover those bills. I think with the sea drone it takes a ton of research to design it and it has to operate autonomously, which is cutting edge, something that very few countries can do (maybe US, Russia, China, and Israel, and perhaps some in Western Europe), and no country could do in Ukraine’s situation.


45 posted on 05/03/2025 10:15:38 AM PDT by BobL
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To: Brilliant

It costs an American manufacturer $50,000 or $100,000 to make even the simplest drone.


Cheap and plentiful drones are not in the Pentagon’s vocabulary - or any other weapons systems for that matter.


59 posted on 05/03/2025 10:57:08 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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