Drone tactics are evolving rapidly.
With no active Counter Drone system (C-UAS) widely deployed, everything is now a target for aerial drones:
For the IDF...drones dropping PG-7VR Tandem Charge HEAT warheads onto the thin roof armor of their Merkavas
https://twitter.com/TheDeadDistrict/...58410655285375
https://twitter.com/zhang_heqing/sta...88279315120142
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This Merkava Mk3 MBT withstood the hit of a drone dropping PG-7VR munition. The grenade hit directly between two ammunition racks.
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A little bit more to the left or right, and that HEAT jet would have hit stowed ammo and...
In the sudan...drones drop mortar shells
https://twitter.com/africaken1/statu...73104419082256
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quadcopter drone drop a mortar bomb, on unsuspecting Sudanese rapid support forces militia, sleeping on a rooftop of a building
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IDF troops have also been hit with mortar bombs -- there's video of IDF troops sheltering behind a vehicle, only for a HAMAS drone to fly over them and drop a mortar bomb on them from the first days of the current middle eastern conflict.
Abandoned tanks have to be recovered ASAP or else they're destroyed.
https://twitter.com/dronefare/status...81872923910360
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Video from the
@DefenceU
showing a drone operator using a drone to remotely drop a mortar bomb in a Russian Tank through the open hatch
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This BTW is like what happened on Okinawa 80~ years ago. If Shermans weren't recovered immediately -- at night, Japanese infiltrators would move up and toss explosives into them.
Drones are moving into fully autonomous mode, capable of operating with no operator.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidha...h=540426b866da
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Ukrainian developers have confirmed that their drones are now carrying out autonomous strikes on Russian forces without a human operator. This is the first time such drones are known to have been used, as UN allegations about autonomous attacks in Libya in 2020 remain unproven.
The Saker Scout drones can find, identify and attack 64 different types of Russian ‘military objects’ on their own, operating in areas where radio jamming blocks communication and prevents other drones from working.
The quadcopter Saker Scout, came into service last month and can carry three kilos of bombs to a range of around 12 kilometres. Small drones operated by remote control have proved extremely effective as bombers with modified RKG-3 anti-tank grenades or RPG warheads and can destroy even heavy tanks.
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Ground Drones -- UGVs are being used now to lay mines and re-mine previously cleared areas under fire:
https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/10/...an-troop-said/
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On top of that, recently released footage showed operations of Ukrainian mine-laying drones, which were produced on the basis of simple radio-controlled cars. These drones are deploying anti-tank mines not only as close to Russian positions as possible but also on the trails made by the Russian tanks to ensure that if the next assault unit tries to use the safe and tested route, it will for sure get on a mine. Such a specific use allows Ukrainians to respond to new developments as they unfold and bring Russians a lot of headaches.
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https://twitter.com/OSINTNic/status/1714752095952212371
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Russian drone watches a Ukrainian ground drone lay anti-tank mines (English subtitles)
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There are unconfirmed rumors right now that the Russians are using cargo drone ground vehicles for autonomous resupply of ground forces; but no imagery has shown up yet.