Cheap Exploding Drones Worth Only A Few Hundred Bucks Are Targeting Tanks And Heavy Armor In Ukraine

Donetsk Oblast, a pair of Ukrainian FPV loitering munitions target a Russian T-90M, destroying it. pic.twitter.com/6qVh7pHT84

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 7, 2023

The sabotage group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to hide from the FPV drone in the garage. pic.twitter.com/9VZ02d9B2h

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Business Insider: Top tanks worth millions and other expensive heavy armor are being hunted in Ukraine by cheap exploding drones worth only a few hundred bucks 

* Ukrainian and Russian heavy armor, including their better tanks, are facing a growing threat: FPV drones. 

* These cheap hobby drones run for a few hundred dollars but are hunting tanks worth millions. 

* The growing presence of these drones on the battlefield speaks to an evolution in modern warfare. 

Cheap hobby drones rigged with a variety of explosives are wreaking havoc on expensive tanks and armored vehicles, as well as other weapons and even supply systems, on the battlefields in Ukraine, and it's a development that will likely have far-reaching implications. 

This week, a video emerged of first-person-view (FPV) drones slamming into what appeared to be a Russian T-90M, an advanced Russian tank worth as much as $4.5 million by some estimates — significantly more than the price of the drones, likely only a few hundred dollars apiece.  

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WNU Editor: Russia says it has developed counter-measures .... Russia Unveils ‘Electronic Defense System’ To Defend Its Tanks From Ukraine’s ‘Deadly’ FPV Drones (EurAsian Times).

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