Small UAS / Drones and related general thread - NOT Swarming ones.

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I want to believe in Anduril, but I'm reading a lot of disbelief with regard to Palmer Luckey's reputation.
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Palmer is quite a BS slinger , Anduril products face planted in Ukraine and have in near 4years not fixed the faceplanting ,remember they started UAV interceptors like their first product ,many iliterations ,moved nowhere ,if they worked you could bet money on them going to Ukraine for the coveted battle tested badge . He lacks ideas or at least a team that sells him the ideas as his so he continues to buy projects that he then attempts to shoehorn into role they are not suitable for , YFQ44 Fury is one such stab into the dark , dude is often very narrow minded like that time when he was selling idea Chinese will not adopt drone warfare in same scale as the west as they have enough folks to send to die instead . o_O

The part Anduril might get right is the augmented reality for individual soldier as that is tech that is close to Palmers expertise
 
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Starlink-equipped Molnya UAV.

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Погані новини. Щодня фіксуємо ударні Молнии на Старлінку . Якщо перші Старлінки були прикручені як попало, то зараз вже штатно вмонтовані. Нашому противнику не шкода Старлінка для ударного БПЛА.
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The Starlink was connected to a Raspberry Pi.

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У трофеях бачу, що навіть гроші на міні-комп'ютер не стали витрачати на Старлінк в Молнії. Звичайний одноплатний комп'ютер типу raspberry
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Molnya can be also used to arson the target area.

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БПЛА Молния з термітною запальною сумішшю. У противника підхід: монтувати на одне перевірене і масове вироби типу Шахед або Молния найрізноманітніші боєприпаси і доопрацювання. Цього разу Молния летить або підпалювати ліс, що в такий час малоймовірно, або знищувати тунель з сіток на дорозі.
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Ukrainian GUR detected a new Russian drone called Geran-5. It most likely is molded after the Iranian Karrar.

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ГУР МО України публікує перше зображення нового ударного реактивного БпЛА Герань-5 (крилата ракета) Довжина БпЛА 6 метрів, розмах крил 5.5, дальність 1000 км, бч 90 кг Бортова система управління нового БпЛА уніфікована з іншими БпЛА виробництва Алабуга Герань-5 уже застосовується ворогом по...
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Перші фото фрагментів та рендер зображення реактивного ударного БпЛА Герань-5
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І як завжди, кацап сам нічого не придумав. Просто купив або вкрав у ірану (зверху іранський ударний реактивний БпЛА Karrar, знизу Герань-5)
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https://twitter.com/x/status/2010267119749849520
View: https://x.com/NOELreports/status/2010267119749849520?s=20

Russia’s New Geran-5 Long-Range Kamikaze Drone Could Be Air-Launched​

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Russia’s New Geran-5 Long-Range Kamikaze Drone Could Be Air-Launched

The latest jet-powered version of the Geran long-range one-way attack drone is being studied for launch from Su-25 attack jets. The latest jet-powered version of the Geran long-range one-way attack drone is being studied for launch from Su-25 attack jets.
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Thai airforce KB-5E electric engine attack drone & KB-10G piston engine version
1.7m wingspan & 5/10kg warhead [electric/piston]
According to thailand these have been used against targets in cambodia
https://defense-studies.blogspot.com/2024/12/royal-thai-air-force-unveils.html
https://www.theins.news/postview/29...mikaze-drone-in-2025-border-war-with-cambodia
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An explosive and thorough investigation has just been released by Hunterbrook on how Ubiquiti ($UI) communications gear is serving a prevalent enabling role in Russia's military aggression and widespread human rights violations in Ukraine, especially with regard to UAS operations. It also details how the equipment, despite ostensible sanctions, gets from the US into Russia. First, a five minute video overview:

View: https://youtu.be/Fp5m0AzwsPk


Hunterbrook said:
  • Ubiquiti radio bridge antennae serve a critical communications need for the Russian military in Ukraine, including for drone operations, according to our investigation. A Ukrainian communications officer estimated 80% of Russian radio bridges they’d observed on the battlefield were made by Ubiquiti. ...
  • Hunterbrook identified at least nine Russian military units accused of war crimes, or individuals associated with those units, that use Ubiquiti equipment in Ukraine, based on a review of Telegram posts and open-source materials. ...
  • Hunterbrook tested how easily export-banned Ubiquiti equipment could reach Russian forces. ...
  • The total value of Ubiquiti shipments crossing the border into Russia surged 66% after the invasion despite U.S. and EU sanctions and export controls, according to Hunterbrook’s analysis of trade records. ...
  • Official Ubiquiti distributors appear to have continued supplying Russia after the invasion, sometimes rerouting shipments through intermediaries in high-diversion-risk countries like Turkey and Kazakhstan, trade records show. ...
  • Russian vendors use Ubiquiti’s trademarked name and logos despite Russian intellectual property laws that would allow quick takedowns and potential criminal prosecution for infringers ...
  • Ubiquiti’s global distribution network is riddled with compliance red flags beyond Russia. ...
  • More than a decade after Ubiquiti was fined for “reckless disregard” for sanctions obligations when its products ended up in Iran, Hunterbrook found Ubiquiti products may be still flowing there. ...
  • Ubiquiti openly admits “we do not have any visibility” over purchases from its distributors, but legal experts told Hunterbrook that’s not a viable defense. ...
  • Industry experts told Hunterbrook that Ubiquiti likely has the technical means to trace products appearing inside Russia — and may already be doing so. ...
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Here's the full writeup:

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Ubiquiti: The U.S. Tech Enabling Russia's Drone War

Based on Hunterbrook Media’s reporting, Hunterbrook Capital is short $UI and long a basket of comparable securities at the time of publication. Positions may change at any time. See full disclosures below. Our affiliate Hunterbrook Law is in conversations with litigation firms regarding...
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The article lists quite a lot of vendors, resellers, etc. so it is worthwhile to check whether there's one in your country and - provided it is safe for you to do so where you are - forward this video and article to relevant authorities, your representative, etc. who might be able to intervene. In general, it would seem prudent for every customs service to start paying very close attention to any and all Ubiquiti shipment anywhere.

Perhaps somewhat sadly, before the release of this investigation Ubiquiti would've seemed to have been a prime candidate to perform a supply side attack (think Israeli electronic device attack on Hezbollah in 2024) on the invading Russian army. Perhaps this information will still enable bricking or otherwise compromising the devices via cyber.

Hunterbrook said:
But the real cost of Ubiquiti’s compliance failures can’t be measured in regulatory fines or litigation damages. It’s the risk to Ukrainian lives — soldiers and civilians alike — killed in Russia’s brutal campaign in Ukraine, made possible in part by Ubiquiti technology.

Oleksandr Yasenchuk, an activist helping arm Ukraine’s defense, had a plea for the American tech giant: “I would ask them, if possible, to stop the sale of their technology to Russia.”

“They must understand,” he said, that the company’s money carries “the blood of Ukrainians.”

Oleksandra Ishchenko, a former Kherson resident, also urged Ubiquiti to just “look at all the materials” publicly available, to see “how much harm this brings, how many human lives it has taken.” Not doing so, she said, “equals supporting war and the murder of Ukrainians.”

“We are not stupid people, and we understand that this whole process is possibly not difficult for a large company to trace where their products are.”

“I think it’s a choice,” she added.
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