alt.hn

5/3/2026 at 11:33:01 AM

Japan is deploying ultra-cheap cardboard drones built for swarm warfare

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/japan-is-deploying-ultra-cheap-cardboard-drones-built-for-swarm-warfare-and-expendable-combat-missions-usd2-000-expendable-combat-drones-cost-less-than-some-gaming-pcs

by giuliomagnifico

5/3/2026 at 6:27:51 PM

$2000 - crazy!

This might help smaller nations fighting with nastier, bigger neighbors (imagine Estonia fighting Russia, for instance). But at the same time, some moderately funded terror groups can also make these, right? Or am I off base here?

by akudha

5/3/2026 at 7:09:00 PM

Moderately funded terror groups invented the cheap combat/fpv drone in Syria. So, yea, they could.

by Stevvo

5/4/2026 at 2:55:51 AM

Yes, hopefully smaller nations such as Iran or Palestine can fight back religious fanatics nations such as USA or Israel better now

by tclover

5/3/2026 at 2:25:35 PM

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by aaron695