Rocket Launcher Drones in Ukraine 

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Now there's footage of a ground drone in combat and clearing a trench too. You're never hurting for content, must be both a blessing and a curse.

IMO what's required for these RPG-armed and gun-armed drones to become effective is a smart targeting system, similar to the SMASH sight by SMARTSHOOTER company. The effective range with manual targeting is just too short. In fact SMARTSHOOTER has created such gun-armed drone, called "SMASH Dragon".

Reminds me of Rise of The Reds' Recycler Drone Controller. That GLA unit has drones equipped with AKs, PKMs, helicopter rocket pods, and makeshift mortars.

I think the one way FPV's are the more tried and true method as well as cost effective..

I feel anything you add to a drone makes it so much more expensive and complicated to use then a simple one-way FPV drone.

It’s notable that we never see a round hitting a marked target, or a training round fired at a bullseye to determine the sighting. I think we may see a return of the spotting rifle.

Imagine being injured or killed by a jettisoned rpg tube after it fell onto your head.

I knew that gun and RPG drones would become a thing, the thermite drones completely surprised me, but I’m still waiting for a drone-dropped line charge. Haven’t seen one of those yet

Thanks, Matt. Heard a lot of new ground drones are being deployed too.

Fascinating to watch the evolution of this technology, reminds me of when they strapped a Lewis gun to a Wright Flyer.

I feel like a laser aiming module would make a lot of sense here.

I wonder when we'll be seeing drones armed with guided anti-armor missiles. Pop up, fire, drop down. The missiles would probably have to be fire and forget or designator guided though. Maybe a separate small designator drone and a larger shooter drone. NLAW or APKWS are heavy but might fit the job.

I remember seeing a drone with an AT-4 last year or maybe earlier so I'm surprised that it took this long to mount guns and launchers to drones

How long until someone mounts the EFP warhead off a top attack anti armor rocket on a drone? The drone would be cheaper than the missiles targetting and control electronics.

I think a better abbreviation would be "FPEMPD" First-Person Explosive Munition Projecting Drone.

If a laser and range finder could be sinced up and software could be used to locate the laser and then adjust the aim point based on range it seems like it would be very effective. Also a single use or light duty custom launcher could be made to get weight down as low as possible. Honestly what seems ideal would be if something based off a Carl Gustaf launcher and a scaled up pump action that uses compressed gas or blank cartridges to run the action. The design should be pretty easy and the weight low. With computer assisted aiming the higher forward speed of a fixed wing as well as a more stable aiming platform could work well. It would offer an inexpensive multi shot platform. A grenade launcher could work well for anti personal use.

Battlefield BC2 ahh equipment

Javelin drone when?

Alternatively, a DPRPG, a Drone-Propelled Rocket-Propelled Grenade, or an RPRPG, a Rotor-Propelled Rocket-Propelled Grenade

This was predictable. I says last year, I wonder how long it will be before they start shooting rockets and RPGs from drones? We are getting into a situation though that it is not clear if it is cheaper to make disposible drones that blow up, or rocket drones that can come back. Rockets and RPGs cost something after all, ha.

Terminator level technology! Wicked cool.

I wonder if the perceived advantages of being able to jettison the launch tube after firing is worth the extra complexity of the mount? I imagine it would give the drone more range and speed, but is it enough?

Red dots sounds like an obvious choice, maybe they are not used because rpgs have too much drop?

it may be disposable, but can we make it biodegradable?

The Ukrainians have certainly proven resourceful. It would be so disquieting to be an infantryman or armoured crewman with all these deadly drones flitting about.

Make a video of flamethrower drones in Ukraine.

@05:30 terrifying, but glad to see I was thinking along some of the right lines previously

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Honestly I can see this being a good use for finishing off disabled equipment in no mans land. Reusable and keeps your FPVs available for more pressing matters.

BO2 IRL?!!

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Birth of SKYNET…

launcher drone is good, naming for letter count is ugly AI poop.

FPV Javelin when? hahaha

Have the russians attached a kornet to a heavy drone. I think I saw something like that from Kursk. Or maybe it was just laser guiding it.

This is what I hate about RU-vid. Here's a channel operated by guys who clearly state their credentials and obviously know what they are talking about but barely have a hundred thousand subs, yet channels with nothing but unreferenced video clips narrated by AI or run by Warthunder-playing military fan boys with zero depth of knowledge have five times as many subs.

Fiber optic drones and now this yikes

What's the recoil on that

Arma 3 Western Sahara is almost here IRL XD

WOW!

I’m going to make a Prediction. Shields will become Ubiquitous in the future of combat. Not only that they will continue to explore exoskeletons so soldier’s can hold them for long periods of time with added armour on the exoskeleton. Basically the Military’s of the world will go towards Primitive futurism.

Kamala will take those away soon joking 😅😅😅the real question is can it hit the target 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

Using an rpg pointed down means the damn thing will always climb upwind while under power. Everything else you've been using drifts downwind the entire time. Kinda feel like the change in munition type isn't how you hone your dropping frags into open hatches skills. 10 km away... it is gonna dance one way then back. Also seems pretty far for the self destruct that kinda thing can have.

These drones are equipped with small arms, Recoilless Guns, single-shot rocket launchers, and flamethrowers. What's next on the list: TOW missile, multi-rocket launcher, grenade launcher, or speakers?

Russia orcs will have thair PTSD triggered by the sound of bees

Nice vod vro,do a video on thermite drones of Ukraine

I get the feeling these won't be around long. A bit onerous & ineffective

HOW ABOUT Coffee Delivery service,, What the point in putting Rock to Drone when the Rocket can do it Its Self Save the Drone...??????????????????????????????????????

Dont say rocket propelled grenade, most of these weapons are not rocket propelled

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