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  • As much as I love drones, the current tech has a lot of limitations. They’re awesome for small kamikaze stuff, but they don’t even compare to real weapons like a tomahawk if it really came down to heavy combat. With that said, drones offer so much more precision and a safer war.

    1. Power the weight ratio is pretty bad. 7” drones or smaller can’t carry a large load.
    2. Battery life is pretty awful with lipo and li-ion lasts longer but much less burst power for maneuvering.
    3. Range is decent, a few miles (Tomahawk can go 100’s of miles), but need a clear flight path and longer distance introduces more latency. Additionally any interference can ground you easily especially at very long range, granted you can program return to home.
    4. Wind plays big factor especially at high elevation.
    5. Not very stealthy. Granted a war zone is loud, but you can hear a drone coming pretty easily.

    All that said, I’m very interested in where drone tech will be in 20 years.