NATO members in Europe have signed a contract for up to 1,000 Patriot missiles to bolster air defenses in the face of the threat from Russia.
    • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      You aren’t going to take out an arms warehouse, a bridge, or anything of tactical meaningfulness with a grenade drone.

      They are good for taking out soft targets but that’s about it. Their use is extremely limited as grenades are only good as anti-personnel weapons.

      Comparing them to Patriot missiles is silly. Different uses.

      They wouldn’t use Patriot missiles on targets where grenades are effective.

        • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          A block of C4 would put maybe dents in the type of targets that Patriot missiles are designed for.

          You also need to be within vicinity of your target to be able to operate a drone, which a missile doesn’t need.

          Drones can be easily jammed. Missiles aren’t easily jammed, not with the same tech stack needed for drone jamming.

          Apples and oranges. Different targets, different engagements, different applications entirely.

      • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Don’t forget scouting. Giving soldiers in the field the ability to poke one over a hill can be useful. A $25 FPV drone off Amazon can do that job if that’s all you can afford.

        Not that you’d use a Patriot against that, either.

      • Cinner@lemmy.worldBEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        soft targets

        now that’s a multiple meaning I can get behind. soft, pudgy, vodka filled targets.