1970-01-01 7 hours ago

If they can pull them out, they can also drop fresh ones down.

Not sure if that is better than just using a helicopter however.

traceroute66 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Not sure if that is better than just using a helicopter however.

Anyone who has done first responder training should have had it drilled into their skulls to remember the number one rule .... "do not add yourself to the injury list".

If you're operating in a war-zone its kind of the same thing. Send in a helicopter to drop off one or more guys and you are also sending in bare minimum of one extra person but realistically almost certainly three extra people (two at the front and one at the back to watch the people jumping out).

Also drones are probably somewhat cheaper than helicopters. Both to buy and to operate.

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maxdo an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Because it's not America with Vietnam/ Iraq war mindset.

Helicopters are extremely vulnerable for drone interceptors. With Recent developments, the an interceptor can fly up to 600 km/h. It can also wait for you on the balloon.

Overall, piloted aviation, it's almost a dead end with all the recent capabilities.

	▲	nradov 28 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Piloted aviation is still very much alive. US and Israeli 5th generation aircraft took minimal losses in the recent strikes on Iran despite some fairly capable defenses. Drone capabilities will continue to improve but for now the autonomous flight control software is incapable of complex, dynamic missions and remote piloting doesn't work in a hostile EW environment. We'll increasingly see manned/unmanned teaming with the drones pushing forward while the manned aircraft trail behind, but close enough to exercise tight control.
	▲	laughing_man 21 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		>Helicopters are extremely vulnerable for drone interceptors. Do we have evidence even a single helicopter has been shot down by a drone?

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zardo 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Probably harder to hit six single-soldier carrying drones than one helicopter.

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newsclues 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A lot of the wounded soldiers that are getting these heroic evacuations have lost weight, months of combat and limited nutrition, blood and limb loss.

Fresh soldiers, with a combat load, might be too heavy. Or simply risky

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wombat-man 2 hours ago | parent [-]

You could have separate drones bring the gear.

	▲	andrewflnr an hour ago \| parent [-]
		If you weren't improvising with a bomber, you could also just build a slightly larger drone.

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pletnes 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Can not see the drone and shoot it down using thermal camera or ir seeking missile