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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: rcjordan on April 30, 2026, 05:11:41 PM

Title: Japan: AirKamuy is shipping $2,000 Suicide Drones made of cardboard.
Post by: rcjordan on April 30, 2026, 05:11:41 PM
 
https://www.404media.co/japan-cardboard-drones-air-kamuy/
Title: Re: Japan: AirKamuy is shipping $2,000 Suicide Drones made of cardboard.
Post by: ergophobe on April 30, 2026, 11:41:08 PM
I saw something recently about where Ukraine had gotten the coat down to $1000 for each Russia killed. I had never thought about the strategic impact of cost/death in war.

Title: Re: Japan: AirKamuy is shipping $2,000 Suicide Drones made of cardboard.
Post by: rcjordan on May 01, 2026, 01:09:31 AM
>Ukraine had gotten the coat down

They've also agreed to sell their surplus drones.

Ukraine says it will open arms exports with 'Drone Deals,' but not to all countries | Euronews

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/28/ukraine-says-it-will-open-arms-exports-with-drone-deals-but-not-to-all-countries

...And we're still making Million$$ rockets.
Title: Re: Japan: AirKamuy is shipping $2,000 Suicide Drones made of cardboard.
Post by: Brad on May 01, 2026, 07:03:34 AM
Iran has shown that masses of relatively cheap drones can get through and cause a lot of damage.  And we can't keep shoting down $20K drones with million dollar missiles that we can't replace quickly.

I hope somebody in the Pentagon is actually paying attention to this.

Meanwhile, China is designing a bomber that carries/launches hundreds of suicide drones.

Ukraine is using old Soviet era prop trainer planes to transport interceptor drones and drop them in the path of incoming Russian drones.