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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Weapons Reflections: : Cross-Bow vs Armor

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Back in the day, selected and well trained knights in armor with swords, spears and long-bows were The weapons of war!
Then came cheap, simple and deadly Cross-Bows that were put into the hands of multitudes of untrained surfs who literally wiped-out the knights.

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History is repeating itself now as multitudes of cheap, simple and deadly unmanned, armed-drones are starting to dominate the battle fields of Ukraine and Russia.
Countries are scrambling to develop and manufacture these new cheap, disposable, one-way deadly weapons.
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Shades of kids with joy-sticks and TV-monitors controlling drones and dominating the near-future battlefields.
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The U.S. Army has set an initial acquisition target of 5,880 systems over a five-year period. This new contract follows Skydio's previous 2021 award, which was valued at up to $99.8 million with a base year value of $20.2 million
U.S. Military Selects Little-Known Utah Supplier for Drone Program - WSJ
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Ukraine's Drones Behind 80% of Russian Frontline Casualties: Report - Business Insider
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To hit deep inside Russia, Ukraine has built its own drones : NPR
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