Notably absent… the explosives.

But sure, if you are wondering how folks out in Yemen or Gaza managed to retaliate against their oppressors for so long, this is a textbook example of how and why. What’s being proposed is collection of technology we’ve had since at least the 1960s that’s slowly made its way into civilian circulation.

Also…

Khojayev’s just-launched prototype has no effectiveness track record

I mean, we’re seeing what “just-launched prototypes with no effective track record” have accomplished on the Ukraine-Russia front-lines and it’s a decidedly mixed bag.

I think a harder question to answer is “Who would be interested in putting one of these into practical use?” And that gets to the real value-add of a Stinger MANPAD. Namely, the humans willing and practiced enough to use it.

You can deploy a lot of $96 semi-effective hardware and improve it vs something that might be thousands or even tens or hundreds of thousands to deploy.

You can deploy a lot of $96 semi-effective hardware

Khojayev’s just-launched prototype has no effectiveness track record

:-/

I mean, time will tell. To date, this particular iteration of technology has a 0% success rate in doing anything but farming clicks.