The Coming Wave of Wartime Drone Expertise
On Aug. 4, 2018, a drone exploded over Avenida Bolívar in Caracas during a speech by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. A second drone crashed and exploded a few blocks away. Maduro was unharmed, but the first blast injured several Venezuelan soldiers. The drones were part of an alleged assassination attempt against the Venezuelan president. At the time, the attack was front-page news. Today, thousands of small drones are being used to attack soldiers and military equipment on both sides of the Russo-Ukrainian war — social media is replete with “killcam” footage of small drones flying into fleeing troops. It may The post The Coming Wave of Wartime Drone Expertise appeared first on War on the Rocks.
On Aug. 4, 2018, a drone exploded over Avenida Bolívar in Caracas during a speech by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. A second drone crashed and exploded a few blocks away. Maduro was unharmed, but the first blast injured several Venezuelan soldiers. The drones were part of an alleged assassination attempt against the Venezuelan president. At the time, the attack was front-page news. Today, thousands of small drones are being used to attack soldiers and military equipment on both sides of the Russo-Ukrainian war — social media is replete with “killcam” footage of small drones flying into fleeing troops. It may
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