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The Australian engineering company, SYPAQ Systems, is providing Ukraine with low-cost expendable drones made of cardboard—they are remarkably effective.Summary
This article by Sascha Brodsky, writing for Popular Mechanics, makes the following points:
- The drones can fly up to 75 miles (120 km) and launch, and land, by themselves.
- The expendable drones were intended to deliver supplies and equipment into hard-to-reach areas.
- The system has now been adapted for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
References
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References from the Web:
- MAR 2023 Paper Planes? Ukraine Gets Flat-Packed Cardboard Drones From Australia (UPDATED)—Forbes
- MAR 2023 Ukraine Uses ‘Cardboard Drones’ To Attack Russia; ‘Origami Of Death’ Is Assembled Using Glue, Rubber Bands—EurAsian Times
- Mar 2023 Ukraine is using cardboard drones to do battle with Russia now (interestingengineering.com)
Source Information:
- Article Source: https://www.popularmechanics.com/
- Media Check: Popular Mechanics - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com) MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
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