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0 pointsTeMPOraL11y ago0 comments

It's the missiles, not planes, that kill aircrafts, and drones are much cheaper ordnance carriers.

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I don't think you know how drones and missiles work.

Ok, can you tell us then?

It is not sufficient to just be able to carry missiles in the air. Missiles only work in conjunction with the right sensor and radar systems to designate and guide it to the target.

So yes, you do need both the plane (with onboard sensor/radar) and missiles in order to hope for a kill.

TeMPOraLOP11y ago

Can't a drone carry those sensors and radar and still be an order of magnitude cheaper than a fighter jet?

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