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New Report: Ukraine Drone Losses Are ‘10,000 Per Month’

https://feddit.de/post/901559

New Report: Ukraine Drone Losses Are ‘10,000 Per Month’ - Feddit

>As Watling himself puts it: “Unhardened UAVs are disposable tools like munitions and get consumed very rapidly. You need them in your force and you need them to be cheap.” > >For decades, Western armies have relied on a few expensive, ‘exquisite’ high-tech platforms, and that includes drones. This conflict of disposable drones may lead to a radical change in military procurement towards the many and the cheap.

Jun 17, 2023 at 11:34pmWeb
Show threadmysticaldeknoiJun 18, 2023

“…even if the figure really is 10,000, this appears sustainable…10,000 DJI quadcopters at an average cost of about $1,000 would be $10m. Last week, Russia lost an Su-34 bomber, with a sticker price of something over $40m…

“And yesterday Russia apparently lost an even more advanced Su-35, which goes for around $85m. Together these two aircraft alone represent a loss ten times as great as all Ukraine’s drones for the month put together.“

The headline is pretty much clickbait. $10m is a drop in the bucket.

Show threadsexy_peachJun 18, 2023
Yeah! I thought it was interesting that it's not a big deal.
Show threadIlovethebombJun 18, 2023
Does this includes the kamakaze FPV units? The ones that are meant to be expended?
Show threadsexy_peachJun 18, 2023
good question, idk
Show thread73 million secondsJun 18, 2023
@sexy_peach In one of Hromadske's reports from Bakhmut a drone team did quote a fairly high number for drone losses. Not sure how accurate 10k a month is but it doesn't strike me as completely unbeliveable in relation to that.