Drone warfare has been discussed publicly since more than a decade, what Ukraine proved was just how effective that really is, but it was already known and understood. In any case mapping the world doesn’t only benefit drones, it’s something always valuable to the military. Drone navigation is just one use case
replyyeah if the article was about "helping the infantry", then I would have 100% agreed.
replybut... drones? that's just yellow journalism optimized for SEO keyword (and anyone who clicks an article with 'drone')
Well, define "drone warfare"- the CIA and the Pentagon has been operating Predators and friends for a long while.
replythose predators and friends are really high-altitude drones, and for them these low-altitude (human) level pics don't give them any advantage
replyVery likely. I'm just saying, people in the CIA seeing where the tech might be going and hedging their bets is not that unlikely.
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