How Ukrainian DIY Drones Are Taking Out Russian Tanks | WSJ

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  • @Phrancis5
    @Phrancis5 Рік тому +769

    It's crazy to see the FPV race quads that I and many others have been building for fun all these years turned into kamikaze weapons. I think everyone in the drone hobby knew it was easily possible, but it's just nuts to see the fuzzy analog DVR footage of it actually hitting targets.

    • @ik1mdf
      @ik1mdf Рік тому +24

      everything is flying can be use for fun, peace and war as well. It's depends by the Human Brain... (sad)

    • @The_CGA
      @The_CGA Рік тому +12

      We thank you for your service in developing the technology in its early years.

    • @kenrodriguez9645
      @kenrodriguez9645 Рік тому +12

      I’m waiting for the day we see a power loop with a wall ride into a dive hitting a gap in a roof sunlight to hit a tank hiding in a building.

    • @Artem4egg_
      @Artem4egg_ Рік тому +5

      ​@@ik1mdfthey use it to survive, they donxt have another choice, it's sad in other way and not in using technology the wrong way

    • @Rick_Sanchez_C137_
      @Rick_Sanchez_C137_ Рік тому

      What is the best website to check for getting Into drone racing?

  • @anatolyrozhkov3009
    @anatolyrozhkov3009 Рік тому +1273

    Actually using drones makes so much sense. They are like infinitely cheaper than Javelins and just as deadly making them the ultimate weapons.

    • @robertstenn1350
      @robertstenn1350 Рік тому +84

      @@henryg3313 Yes a Javelin works differently than drones and has advantages like being fire and forget (the operator only needs to lock on, launch the missile and its guidance handles the rest) as well as a sophisticated tandem warhead that will defeat Russian explosive reactive armor. That said FPV drones are extremely cheap in comparison to a Javelin and have a ton of versatility.

    • @johnslugger
      @johnslugger Рік тому +1

      *It's the first step to full-on Robot Warfare. If we don't do it you can bet RUSSIA and CHINA sure will!!!!*

    • @kikemendez9664
      @kikemendez9664 Рік тому

      I believe in the near future they will be banned or something because this is just the beginning and if a count like the US or Russia used thousands of these on a country like Ukraine then war would have been very different. And plus it’s like a mine where you can’t even see it till you’re missing body parts

    • @JoeyBlogs007
      @JoeyBlogs007 Рік тому +28

      Drones offer over 1000 fold cost/benefit

    • @Crutonwyt
      @Crutonwyt Рік тому +3

      You just now catching onto this fact?

  • @TheSilverCanine_R3D-H
    @TheSilverCanine_R3D-H Рік тому +454

    1:05 that is chilling…
    They way it just cuts out before it directly hit that soldier, it lets your mind to think what was the aftermath

    • @YuraK25
      @YuraK25 Рік тому +67

      the after math was that he looked like unsuccessful kidney extraction surgery on morticians table

    • @ConsensusX
      @ConsensusX Рік тому +105

      Yeah, that guy was probably blown to bits. I bet his guts were all over that scene. But, he certainly did not feel pain.

    • @TheDanteVergil
      @TheDanteVergil Рік тому +59

      I think its okay to hit equipment but hitting personell is cruel. For both sides. I dont think the pilot feels great after diveing that thing into a person...

    • @ConsensusX
      @ConsensusX Рік тому +93

      @@TheDanteVergil All is fair in love and war.

    • @chas721
      @chas721 Рік тому +5

      Absolutely legend!

  • @dimitristripakis7364
    @dimitristripakis7364 Рік тому +455

    The good part with drones is that they are very good for defense. They can turn any civilian into a warrior.

    • @JohanManchester
      @JohanManchester Рік тому +27

      Civilians shouldn't be warriors. Imagine a country where everyone knows how to make a Molotov Cocktail, a DIY drone or an IED. Doesn't sound safe, does it?

    • @SirCat07
      @SirCat07 Рік тому +104

      @@JohanManchester no need to imagine, thats Ukraine

    • @JohanManchester
      @JohanManchester Рік тому +20

      @@SirCat07 That makes civilians active targets.

    • @TheAlienpope
      @TheAlienpope Рік тому +26

      The problem is that civilians don't have the same protection as regular soldiers do, if they use lethal weapons. They're not considered soldiers and won't get prisoner of war privileges. They also loose their civilian privileges in war. Not that the Russians have cared so far though... Either way, it's highly risky as a civilian to take up arms, more so than soldiers. Even though I'm sure many would want to.

    • @JohanManchester
      @JohanManchester Рік тому +3

      @@TheAlienpope Exactly my point. Thanks for clarifying it in a more concise way, as English is not my native language. The government urging the civilians to take up arms is highly irresponsible which has most likely led and will lead to more civilian deaths than otherwise.

  • @JiTiAr35
    @JiTiAr35 Рік тому +164

    I've never thought, the cheaper it gets, the harder to destroy 😁

    • @BayuAH
      @BayuAH Рік тому +37

      Actually, it is the opposite. But the cheaper it gets, the faster it gets replaced. So, yeah. In a certain sense, you are correct.

    • @gimmethegepgun
      @gimmethegepgun Рік тому +13

      @@BayuAH In some instances, the cheaper units are more difficult to destroy, simply because the weapons capable of reasonably being used against them just weren't meant for that purpose. Like, a small recon drone. If it's high up, it's going to be extremely difficult to hit it with small arms, so the only thing that can reasonably expect to take it down is probably a missile. But that missile was designed to strike much larger targets like helicopters or manned fixed-wing aircraft, so they're a lot more likely to fail against a smaller, cheaper target.

    • @SlavaMoskalenko81
      @SlavaMoskalenko81 Рік тому

      Welcome to the world of open source technology. Finally it has found its way to the mil tech

    • @think_query
      @think_query Рік тому

      Yep, I learned that strategy in playing BAR when players use the Tick rush because their cheap and have too many to destroy fast enough. Really bogs down your weapon systems

    • @chocolates182
      @chocolates182 Рік тому

      zerg rush

  • @metagoat
    @metagoat Рік тому +205

    The angry birds patch at 0:17 is perfect 😂

    • @pedrinho12
      @pedrinho12 9 місяців тому +4

      They call drone bird

    • @Monsterman10
      @Monsterman10 4 місяці тому +2

      HAAAAAAAAAAARRGGHHH HILIJAAAAA! Launches blue Red*

  • @oleanderson1013
    @oleanderson1013 Рік тому +622

    Tanks? Jets? Helicopters? Yeah, they’re all still good and necessary, but this is the future of warfare. A million drone army will be hard to stop! We’re watching the evolution of war, and you can bet our armed forces are paying attention. Thanks WSJ for the great reporting. Well done and of course, Slava Ukraine!

    • @michaelashby9654
      @michaelashby9654 Рік тому +51

      Artillery is still the king of battle. The West keeps convincing themselves that technology will be magic. Afghanistan should have proved this thinking incorrect. But still this magical thinking persists.

    • @prim16
      @prim16 Рік тому +27

      The same is said about the converse, though. Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones cost about $20,000 to make, but it takes Ukraine about $500,000 to shoot each one down (they're using NASAMS short- to midrange air defense missiles). Long story short, BOTH sides are having a big drone problem, but Ukraine is unfortunately receiving the brunt of it, due to the Iranian made ones being sent to Russia in huge quantities.

    • @red_lantern
      @red_lantern Рік тому +4

      Horses, swords and catapults oh my.

    • @Nauda999
      @Nauda999 Рік тому +3

      Drones are great, but drones carrying nukes are even better, like Poseidon.

    • @sharpshotjoe_
      @sharpshotjoe_ Рік тому +9

      just wait till electronic warfare planes jam everything

  • @MochiColorful
    @MochiColorful Рік тому +70

    it won't be long until there are carrier drones launching smaller recon, strike and kamikaze drones

    • @aidancreager4095
      @aidancreager4095 Рік тому +5

      If you didn’t live under a rock you would know china just released a video of exactly that ☝️ we are doomed

    • @lemokolyon
      @lemokolyon Рік тому

      Russia already have that system on bigger drones.

    • @mitchellcouchman1444
      @mitchellcouchman1444 Рік тому +1

      Why though? For range? The current drones Russia is using are easy to move and small

    • @MrWasGehtSieDasAn01
      @MrWasGehtSieDasAn01 7 місяців тому

      There already is one newly developed by Rheinmetall that can drop 3 FPV drones, the carrier drone itself is acting as an radio relay

    • @lawless
      @lawless 2 місяці тому

      @@mitchellcouchman1444they use a “mother drone” to carry a relay signal for a fleet of smaller kamikaze drones so that they don’t have to be as close to the front lines they can relay the signal many miles through multiple relay and mother drones

  • @MrPumpfast
    @MrPumpfast Рік тому +83

    What’s really amazing is that these FPV drones without GPS positioning are extremely difficult to fly in manual mode. These pilots must undergo a lot of training to be this precise with them.

    • @Togher01
      @Togher01 Рік тому +24

      You can learn in about 10 hours. I was slow at learning it. So with the motivation of war behide you you proaable could learn that in about 5 or 6 hours.

    • @franciscohompler2773
      @franciscohompler2773 Рік тому +8

      @@Togher01 You can fly like a beginner in 10 hours and well in 100h. For Mastery you need like 300-1000h from my experience.

    • @Togher01
      @Togher01 Рік тому +9

      @@franciscohompler2773 yes your haven't mastered it it at 10 hours. But if the goal of it is to crash the drone in a tank, 10 hours is probably enough.

    • @franciscohompler2773
      @franciscohompler2773 Рік тому +3

      @@Togher01 If you want to fly into a tank at 40kmh you need around 100h. I would argue you need accuracy but of course its dependant on the target

    • @timbercladdingcn
      @timbercladdingcn 10 місяців тому +2

      These consumer drones really don’t require much learning cost, Lol.

  • @misosoppa3279
    @misosoppa3279 Рік тому +299

    It's kind of crazy to think that most of the drone footage we see in this video is taken milliseconds before bodies of humans, people that could easily have been our friends, are torn apart into pieces, often still alive enough to feel incredible pain and suffering... I know this is part of war, but I hope we don't lose sight of what is actually going on. I want to be human enough to feel the pain and suffering so many people here feel, without getting so overwhelmed I cannot think rationally. Perhaps impossible, but I'd like to keep trying

    • @lemokolyon
      @lemokolyon Рік тому +45

      @@tellyboy17 totally stupid comment. Complex of ''superior race'' ?

    • @Aleksa208
      @Aleksa208 Рік тому

      @@tellyboy17 I love how you Westerners adopted Nazi ideology of superior race so quickly lol

    • @redmax9346
      @redmax9346 Рік тому +10

      @@tellyboy17 Ummm.. sweaty, according to a NATO-General (Xi/Xer), the approved terms are "Slavic Untermenschen occupying our rightful Lebensraum", please use this terminology correctly, ok?

    • @tellyboy17
      @tellyboy17 Рік тому +39

      ​@@redmax9346 nope, the correct term is orc and the 4 million cluster shells that have been unlocked will help with the orc infestation of Ukraine

    • @chas721
      @chas721 Рік тому +40

      @@lemokolyon Orcs in these videos meeting a just fate. Why have empathy for a horde of butchers?

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 Рік тому +250

    The level of creative ingenuity that Ukraine has been using to get the most diverse and utilization out of what they have, is just mind blowing & it motivates me to want to see that happening here in America as well. We could get so much more done if we were willing to operate & tinker with thing's in the way Ukraine has shown they can.

    • @Wok_Agenda
      @Wok_Agenda Рік тому +13

      Yeah what a way to scratch a tanks paint wow just wow

    • @temst2561
      @temst2561 Рік тому +36

      ​@@Wok_Agendakremlin bot kek

    • @herbh7893
      @herbh7893 Рік тому

      Russians are doing the exact same with drones. Only thing is: Russians have better electronic warfare systems and more drones. Ukraine must negotiate or vanish.

    • @captainamerica3814
      @captainamerica3814 Рік тому +7

      Who do you think is paying for this?!

    • @benmcreynolds8581
      @benmcreynolds8581 Рік тому +7

      @@captainamerica3814 the type of creativity is something that can't be bought with money. It's a aspect of their character/society/ingenuity/motivation/and willingness to bend the rules to try & see if new things work. If not, adapt it until it does work . *I wish we could do more of that here in America. That's all.

  • @presidentofukraina
    @presidentofukraina 10 місяців тому +7

    Vladimir: Will you go to victory parade?
    Ivan: No tanks

  • @auroraaa._.
    @auroraaa._. Рік тому +73

    My first engagement with war drones was when I played C&C Generals Zero Hour with my friends years ago.
    At first I didn't even think much about it, but after seeing them in action, it makes more sense now... 🚁🧨

    • @lemokolyon
      @lemokolyon Рік тому +8

      There a SciFi Book where two teams are on a computer game and during their virtual fight, same actions are real on a far away Battlefield.
      Young gamers don't know they are piloting real weapons, real troops, on a real War.

    • @chocolates182
      @chocolates182 Рік тому +1

      the drone killstreak from call of duty modern warfare 2 💀

    • @matthewserrano4048
      @matthewserrano4048 Рік тому

      Battle master tank reporting!

    • @lawrencefrost9063
      @lawrencefrost9063 Рік тому +6

      Dude, C&C Generals Zero Hour? That was a gem of a game. It's gotta be one of the best RTS games ever made. So much fun. And to think it came out in 2003 and the factions are US, Islam and China...when you think about it in 2023, 20 years later, those three factions are the ones we see IRL.

  • @MM-ij1jh
    @MM-ij1jh Рік тому +7

    0:17 props to the drone pilot wearing an Angry Birds sticker on his uniform

  • @leonardopereiradeassuncao4230
    @leonardopereiradeassuncao4230 Рік тому +3

    SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦

  • @pqsk
    @pqsk Рік тому +40

    I was dying when they said they were using tape. Man soldiers are the most creative people ever. When I was in the army that's all we ever did. Because many times we don't have the proper tools or they are going to arrive very late so you learn to improvise a lot with your mind

    • @sitomiguelito262
      @sitomiguelito262 Рік тому

      And probably tape is better than metal brackets or fittings… no radar signature

  • @jeka_stolenko
    @jeka_stolenko Рік тому +3

    Красота... мясо разлетается по полям. Держу за вас кулачки из России

    • @donkeyiaiaia4315
      @donkeyiaiaia4315 Рік тому

      Украинское мясо точно так же разлетается от российских дронов, вместе с кулачками. Радоваться этому взаимному убийству славян могут только англосаксы.

  • @dimitrijedamjanovic948
    @dimitrijedamjanovic948 Рік тому +35

    Shoutout to all the Japanese OGs for being so ahead of their time in WW2.

    • @xavierchoe8074
      @xavierchoe8074 Рік тому +9

      Dude… take a second to think about what you wrote. Japanese kamikaze pilots cost lives and caused pain and suffering, and these drones are doing the same. Don’t treat it like a joke or a game.

    • @animewarrior3
      @animewarrior3 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@xavierchoe8074 dark humor for those that have seen the dark

    • @JuanRico-d1b
      @JuanRico-d1b 3 місяці тому +1

      That was japan last resource in ukraine doesnt look like is their only option

  • @kairo5146
    @kairo5146 Рік тому +15

    Man, just imagine years from now these Russian soldiers will have PTSD like symptoms whenever they hear something similar to drone sounds
    "DROOOONNNNEEEEES!"

    • @ssing7113
      @ssing7113 Рік тому

      😂

    • @akshittripathi5403
      @akshittripathi5403 Рік тому +1

      WSJ will probably never report it, but the Russians are using far more of these FPV drones. Lancet drones take out dozens of tanks/ artillery pieces each month, if not each week. Russian military has improved vastly (at great cost) since February 2022 and is now grinding up the Ukrainian counteroffensive

    • @sababugs1125
      @sababugs1125 Рік тому

      ​@@akshittripathi5403Lancet is decent but They're not doing that much more work than fpvs.
      Also because of the distance it operates at the lancet has a lower kill percentage.
      Because the fpvs operate basically on the front line of they disable a tank it's much harder for the enemy to retrieve the tank and take it safety since follow up strikes happen a lot of the time , while lancet operates at intermediate distances and if they don't take out the equipment on the first hit they're much easier to retrieve and tow to safety .

  • @YeahBoi420
    @YeahBoi420 Рік тому +13

    0:16 blue angry bird 😂💀

  • @luisenriqueortega4624
    @luisenriqueortega4624 Рік тому +40

    Love the Angry Birds badge 😂 0:17

  • @olegtarasow8509
    @olegtarasow8509 Рік тому +4

    Good job ! Glory to Ukrainian military forces!

  • @emeryemilio7179
    @emeryemilio7179 Рік тому +4

    Necessity is the mother of invention

  • @piait.yunususkywatcher2977
    @piait.yunususkywatcher2977 Рік тому +21

    Really diy drones work which means more innovators, engineers, designers, and developers needed in Ukraine.

    • @SeanD808
      @SeanD808 Рік тому +1

      You better get over there then....

  • @LittleMissRollerCoaster
    @LittleMissRollerCoaster Рік тому +7

    FPV technologies has evolved so much over the years but can't believe my fave hobby is been used in this manner 😅

  • @JRPGGUY
    @JRPGGUY Рік тому +25

    1:04 that was brutal

    • @aidancreager4095
      @aidancreager4095 Рік тому +15

      He died a painful death after invading another country 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @joe6398
      @joe6398 Рік тому +4

      @@aidancreager4095but that’s a bit overkill don’t you think?

    • @людинатак
      @людинатак Рік тому +9

      ​@@joe6398um no

    • @itsfinnickbitch63
      @itsfinnickbitch63 Рік тому

      ⁠@@joe6398better than slowly bleeding out and dying of a bullet wound. all deaths in war are brutal. there is no easy way out

    • @youeatmytaco1374
      @youeatmytaco1374 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@людинатак Imagine if that was your brother or your son

  • @CesarAnton
    @CesarAnton Рік тому +118

    Smart use of diy FPV drones!
    For the UI I can tell they are using Betaflight as the OS, also my personal fav.
    A professional FPV pilot would be able to jump into an open hatch or window and dodge virtually any missile.
    Go Ukraine!

    • @Notrusbot
      @Notrusbot Рік тому +3

      you probably don’t know that Russia is doing the same thing, and in terms of the ratio of drones, forces are not on the side of Ukraine

    • @unknown-x-1777
      @unknown-x-1777 Рік тому +2

      Yeah I'd fly into the hatch of the tank, fly into the windows of vehicles. You could get 12 pilots flying at the same time. I'd do swarms of drones to maximize the amount of fear.

    • @jerseyshoredroneservices225
      @jerseyshoredroneservices225 Рік тому

      I was with you until you said that they could Dodge missiles.

    • @CesarAnton
      @CesarAnton Рік тому +2

      ​@@jerseyshoredroneservices225 FPV drones are too small and maneuverable to be easily hit directly by a missile.
      FVP drones are very different from filming drones like DJI and the ones you show on your channel.

    • @Phrancis5
      @Phrancis5 Рік тому +2

      Yup, Betaflight. It's crazy to see the FPV race quads that I and many others have been building for fun all these years turned into kamikaze weapons. I think everyone in the drone hobby knew it was easily possible, but it's just nuts to see the fuzzy analog DVR footage of it actually hitting targets. I'm surprised Russia can't easily jam the TX/RX, but maybe their capabilities are truly overblown.

  • @hippiethehypocrite107
    @hippiethehypocrite107 Рік тому +23

    This reminds me of the drone and c4 trick in Battlefield 2042. I used to think an explosive attached to a regular drone was unrealistic and only worked because of game logic, but it seems it would actually work in real life. Scary to think how gaming tactics could actually work irl. Like with that one Nascaar Driver that used an old race car game trick to boost his speed by driving on the border of the track against the barrier.

    • @vitaliy1655
      @vitaliy1655 Рік тому +1

      Bomb Drone in CoD Warzone is straight reference

    • @Epsilon-18
      @Epsilon-18 Рік тому +1

      Depends on the game. I play stuff that lets you load a Humvee with C4 and absolutely ruin the enemy's day.

    • @edgaral
      @edgaral 9 місяців тому

      I bet some of the new tactics are based off videogames, most military personnel under the age of 30 have played a CoD or Battlefield or any other futuristic War game at least once

  • @Ephys
    @Ephys Рік тому +31

    In comparation
    Leopards 2 also destroyed by drone
    And leopards 2 cost are ten times T-90M

    • @yihuda7459
      @yihuda7459 Рік тому +4

      Leopard don’t fly like Russia tanks

    • @Ephys
      @Ephys Рік тому +1

      @@yihuda7459 still the effectiveness now in question.

    • @willythegoose
      @willythegoose Рік тому +1

      That is simply not true. There are various estimated costs for both Leopard 2(A4 and A6 variants are given to Ukraine, not the latest most expensive A7) and T90M, but there's no 10 times difference, maybe 2-3 times, depending on the source.

    • @Ephys
      @Ephys Рік тому

      @@willythegoose 1 leopard 2 stock version cost around 11 million USD while T-90M cost around 2.5 M USD.
      And thats before inflation. According wikipedia.

  • @originaldk5436
    @originaldk5436 Рік тому +3

    3:37 seems like a win even if the drone was destroyed can't imagine that missile is cheap.

  • @TheGreyLineMatters
    @TheGreyLineMatters Рік тому +3

    Real smart to make videos of it and place it in the open for everyone to learn from.

  • @johnfrancisco1851
    @johnfrancisco1851 Рік тому +2

    glory to ukraine

  • @billyb6001
    @billyb6001 Рік тому +107

    A near miss is a collision. A near hit is a miss.

    • @jeremyhicks2449
      @jeremyhicks2449 Рік тому +7

      @billyb6001
      100 percent correct but people don't understand.
      Thanks you sir. I had a argument about this I was out numbered.

    • @queueeeee9000
      @queueeeee9000 Рік тому +9

      Not how it's defined today. Near hit and near miss are synonymous.

    • @billyb6001
      @billyb6001 Рік тому +1

      @@queueeeee9000 so nearly missing something isn't a near miss?

    • @queueeeee9000
      @queueeeee9000 Рік тому

      @@billyb6001 A near-miss is when almost something really bad happens. Say, a truck stalls on a railroad and a train is heading right towards it. At the last second, the truck moves out of the way. That would be a near-miss.

    • @EDD519
      @EDD519 Рік тому +1

      @@queueeeee9000 thats dumb !

  • @greatlakes8472
    @greatlakes8472 Рік тому +18

    Stand strong, 🇺🇦Ukraine❤

    • @huckleberryfinn6578
      @huckleberryfinn6578 Рік тому

      @@nastynas9610 It really sucks when a fascist regime invades a neighbor and kills civilians without any reason.

    • @robertstenn1350
      @robertstenn1350 Рік тому +4

      @@nastynas9610 Russia started this war so those who value freedom should be supporting Ukraine and hoping to see Russia decisively beaten.

    • @02markcal
      @02markcal Рік тому +2

      I can only imagine how much motivation I would have if a foreign country wanted to take land on which my family members are buried, as well as everything they are doing to my country and its citizens.

  • @OwenDavies83
    @OwenDavies83 Рік тому +23

    Good luck from the UK to all Ukrainian FPV pilots ❤ 🇺🇦

  • @DUBSTEP_KUSH305
    @DUBSTEP_KUSH305 Рік тому +7

    🎉GLORY to ukraine and the heroes of Ukraine!! 🇺🇦❤🇯🇲!!🎉

  • @johnpossum556
    @johnpossum556 Рік тому +22

    🟦🟨Awesome to watch. Victory to Ukraine! 🔵🟡

    • @RushaMan
      @RushaMan Рік тому +5

      Russia is doing the exact same, but slava nograin🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

    • @GeorgE-yo5yc
      @GeorgE-yo5yc Рік тому

      To the last Ukrainian! (not long left)

  • @CYCUS01
    @CYCUS01 7 місяців тому +1

    Honor the heroes of Ukraine. 💙💛 Death to the enemies. SLAVA UKRAINE💪🏻💙💛
    Слава героям УКРАИНЫ!💪🏻💙💛

  • @Nico-rw1uo
    @Nico-rw1uo Рік тому +10

    It is the same situation like in pearl harbour, a few flies ruined an entire fleets.

  • @Cornz_1812
    @Cornz_1812 Рік тому +1

    Now this is a real modern warfare

  • @user-Chikotillo
    @user-Chikotillo Рік тому +5

    Also Ukraine is good at making jet-sky style drones to hit the ships and any objects on water, probably the first country ever to use such devices… Brave people, the situation they are in right now, will make them stronger and stronger, eventually Ukraine will be the main firepower of NATO!

  • @BimmerWon
    @BimmerWon 11 місяців тому +1

    Drones changed the landscape of modern war to the same degree the gun did when it was first used in war.

  • @artyparty_av
    @artyparty_av Рік тому +51

    The Russians are using them too. People forget that.

    • @Niven110
      @Niven110 Рік тому +10

      Yeah but they’re still trying to catch up with Ukraine. You’d see a lot more videos posted by Russians forces doing this if the had invested in the tech earlier 😂

    • @peterflohr7827
      @peterflohr7827 Рік тому

      There are also (electronic) counter-measures. It's a constant cat-and-mouse game.

    • @artyparty_av
      @artyparty_av Рік тому +10

      @@Niven110 as far as I can tell, it’s pretty even on FPV platforms, and Russians have a gigantic edge when it comes to loitering munitions like the lancets.

    • @Obonye3rd
      @Obonye3rd Рік тому +11

      ​@@Niven110 you are in the dark,the lancet drones has no competition in this war

    • @clifflegrand4848
      @clifflegrand4848 Рік тому

      @@Niven110 You don't get to see the Russian side because most media are pro-Ukrainian, most Russian videos get downvoted, disliked, or reported while it's the opposite when Ukrainians post theirs. Also, the RUssians are busy winning on the battlefield while Ukraine is busy winning on social media.

  • @arthurtkachenko4501
    @arthurtkachenko4501 Рік тому

    Viva Ukraine!

  • @srinjaybasu3234
    @srinjaybasu3234 Рік тому +3

    Smart!

  • @andrewslinkin8692
    @andrewslinkin8692 Рік тому

    Glory to Ukraine!

  • @KitKeepsIt100
    @KitKeepsIt100 Рік тому +6

    Rest assured, it works fine the other way around too,given that NATO tanks are waaay more expensive...

  • @moffig1
    @moffig1 Рік тому +9

    I dont remember the exact number but I read that Russia already invests something like $3 billion in drone manufacturing and is currently building a factory in Russia to mass produce the iranian Shahed drones.
    Ukraine recently announced to invest around $1.08 billion into drones. Ukraine is a poor country but I think they still have to prioritize this issue. Im worried $1 billion isnt enough. Id like to see Ukraine invest at least as much as Russia into drones. Drones will be a major factor in this war and the side with more and better drones will have an advantage.
    And to all Ukraine supporters:
    Prioritize donating to groups and units that focuse on drones. Thats what I do. Yes humanitarian aid and conventional weapons etc are important too but drones are in my opinion the most important issue in this war.

    • @02markcal
      @02markcal Рік тому +1

      How about we have a competition that brings the best of Western minds to see who can build the best / most cost-effective military drone, with the winners getting a large award funded by donations, with people like Star Wars actor Mark Hamill and others leading the effort.

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 Рік тому +5

      Russia converted an old mall into assembly plant for drones. They are using 100s of kamikaze drones per day. Many other plants are operating. Russian drone production and innovation is huge.

  • @greenghost5009
    @greenghost5009 10 місяців тому +1

    Scary thing about the drone game is in this Russo-Ukraine war we have seen a lot of tanks from German to American to Russian get bumped by drones with one punch 🥊 and I have not seen or can’t even pictured a modded out tank just to weave off drones because the payload they are coming with now is insane to see

  • @Nanobrker
    @Nanobrker Рік тому +24

    Meanwhile western media : "ukranian" lancets are also expertly taking out "Russian" leopard2 tanks. 😂😂😂
    Sticking to the current video though: yes, those DIY drones with small grenades are ABSOLUTELY penetrating and destroying that HRS armor on those tanks.

    • @josephhernandez5386
      @josephhernandez5386 Рік тому +1

      I mean, this war seems very much to be a trial and error by offensive forces. Where attrition or surprise allows movement in certain areas. Surprise is what allowed the initial Russian advances, so too the Kharkiv counteroffensive by Ukraine. Simultaneously, attrition led to Russian victories at Severnodonestk and Soledar, and in Ukraines case taking back Kherson. What these drones seem to do, and we do have visual evidence for this, is make it to where tanks can not only be spotted and attacked by kamikaze drones, but gain visual or laser identification for other drones in the air, like lanclets do, or give artillery the means to target them. Like how Russia's armored columns last winter were halted in Vuhledar and Kreminna, and so too Ukranian columns in the south. So like, pointing out an "oooo, gotcha" to the use of similar Russian advancements in this field begets the effective use these drones have time and time again proven they have against both sides offensive forces. Whether it be for distraction, getting lucky hits in, or overwhelming the force that's attacking with too much at once, let alone the damage these weapons do to infantry, these drones have proven their effectiveness, and use, so far, in spite of their small warhead capacity. What will be interesting will be how one side, or the other, overcomes this new breed of weapon. Or, perhaps, this is just a sign of technology/use of technology outpacing tactics and weapons to break a stalemate. Akin to WW1, in a way.

    • @Nanobrker
      @Nanobrker Рік тому +1

      @@josephhernandez5386 you need to READ the comment carefully and what it pointed to CAREFULLY before typing this looong diatribe.
      Also, vuhledar was halted but the equipment not destroyed and later recovered (judging by the full video and bit edited down clip spread by ukr mod).
      Kreminna offensive is difficult for armour because of the vast forest belt, and ground troops having perfect cover for air recon. It's not "haulted" . In fact RF pushed back any and all ukr offensive in that area to its initial position and has gained ground in the forest regions in recent months.
      RF didn't have any proper air defence (short and medium) in place in South and had vast gaps in radar coverage last year. A problem they have since solved and their EW equipment has been successfully jamming and intercepting smart bombs, drones and missiles so much so that even western analysts and generals have begun whining about how ineffective their weapons have become against RF EW. Russian air defences regularly shoot down ukr drones venturing too far into the frontline..... Yes you hear news of ukr sending drones into Russian territory for PR and distraction from their astronomical losses on frontlines, but how often are those drones ACTUALLY successful???? Not many ..... Once in a week or 2 weeks maybe. Meanwhile RF drones and missiles regularly strike all the way to the lviv region.
      Drones have changed the battlefield for sure, especially immediate frontline surveillance against the infantry but the roots of warfare tactics still hold.....trench and artillery warfare still reigns supreme as is evident, air superiority still matters and decent air defence is still important. Drones have merely augmented these aspects and added to their effectiveness.

  • @generalaladeen9863
    @generalaladeen9863 Рік тому +1

    Ukraine is winning.

  • @willz229
    @willz229 Рік тому +7

    Ok, now do Russian drones taking out Lepord 2's for balance of perspective

    • @ConsensusX
      @ConsensusX Рік тому +2

      I've yet to see any of this footage on UA-cam/media. You only see one side of the war depending on which continent you live on.

    • @laksamanaagiladitya1093
      @laksamanaagiladitya1093 Рік тому +2

      ​@@ConsensusXred efffect has some videos about it

    • @paprikar
      @paprikar Рік тому

      ​@@laksamanaagiladitya1093yeah, good channel, found it recently too

  • @kylep3759
    @kylep3759 Рік тому +1

    BADASS!!!!

  • @user98_54
    @user98_54 Рік тому +7

    It works both ways. Russians also destroying ukrainian tanks with FPV drones.

  • @JonR35
    @JonR35 Рік тому +1

    Mr Steele would hit every target and every tiny gap

  • @aidancreager4095
    @aidancreager4095 Рік тому +4

    VPN Drones, one DJI drone operator per squad, and mobile electronic warfare equipment are going to be essential in the next full scale war

  • @CaptainSnackbar
    @CaptainSnackbar 7 місяців тому +1

    Russia now surpassed it greatly, it used to rely on Iranian shahid attack drones but now they have an improved version

  • @piccalillipit9211
    @piccalillipit9211 Рік тому +7

    I live in Bulgaria - yesterday I had an avert for a $10,000 drone that can carry a 15kg payload for 10 hours, its controlled via satellite [presumably starlink]. That means I could load it with bombs, fly it to Ukraine, bomb a tank and fly it home again called a "YANGDA Sky Whale Max Hybrid Heavy Lift Long Endurance VTOL Drone"
    The point I am making is - the whole shape of war has changed. Me a random guy with $10k can secretly take part in a war in another country. That is crazy.

    • @ChirpFPV
      @ChirpFPV Рік тому +4

      That type of drone would be shot down before it can do any type of meaningful damage. The only benefit of these fpv drones is they are small and agile.

  • @shuaige3360
    @shuaige3360 Рік тому

    Slava Ukraini!

  • @danielmendi77
    @danielmendi77 Рік тому +4

    You guys got this story backwards

  • @ultimatephoenix5130
    @ultimatephoenix5130 Рік тому +2

    i feel bad for people who got killed by drones

  • @treefarm3288
    @treefarm3288 Рік тому +12

    Apparently we are not many years off submarine drones, which may make large submarines outdated.

    • @kzuv7615
      @kzuv7615 Рік тому

      submarine drone that could target sub are a deadly threat but good like finding an enemy sub in the first place in the very vast ocean also it's will be probably hard building sub that goes under water cause of you have to factor in the water pressure and you need to build a sub that is smaller and compact that the enemy sonar couldn't detect but if someone manage to build this kind of drone sub and manage to find ways to locate enemy submarines nuclear submarines would be in potential danger

    • @RaphaelVergaraFerrer5275
      @RaphaelVergaraFerrer5275 Рік тому

      Destroying an armored vehicle by means of a drone and sinking an attack or missile submarine by drone are different things. Quite possibly for the United States losing a submarine due to a drone attack or not would mean a declaration of war, and going to war with the United States is something that everyone would avoid.

  • @leoburns2618
    @leoburns2618 Рік тому

    Improvise,adapt, overcome !! 👍

  • @notleviathan855
    @notleviathan855 Рік тому +4

    I'm going to call it, next 5 years we're going to see the US Military doing a 'hand held drone operator' MOS. The ability to have a squad mate pop up a drone, to scout ahead in real time, and get a birds eye view of enemy fortifications before a push is going to be insane. Imagine you're working on some offensive, and you have direct callout on radio of a $50 dollar drone telling you where the enemy is, how many of them, blah blah blah. Reaper drones no longer need to play surveillance for operations, and can purely build into support. Squad level tactics can even use grenade drones to drop explosives on enemies, or even smokes to disrupt their vision.
    When I enlist in the US army next week. It's going to be the #1 thing I'm interested in if it becomes a thing. I'll reclass in an instant if I can do that kind of stuff.

    • @djsonicc
      @djsonicc 10 місяців тому +1

      That drone would not be $50 by the time US Military gets it. Probably $50k each

    • @ronineidolon
      @ronineidolon 10 місяців тому +1

      "Reclass in an instant" ... good luck with that.

    • @louissanderson719
      @louissanderson719 2 місяці тому

      The UK military are already training FPV drone pilots

  • @joelbarungu6419
    @joelbarungu6419 Рік тому +34

    You are forgetting that Russia has also been using drones against expensive western equipment given to Ukraine. unlike Ukraine Russia makes its own arms

    • @chas721
      @chas721 Рік тому +13

      LOL. Russia begged Iran to provide drones. 🤡

    • @Jaqen_Hghar
      @Jaqen_Hghar Рік тому +10

      ​@@chas721I don't remember any Russian politicians groveling foreign leaders unlike Zeleboba.

    • @chas721
      @chas721 Рік тому +9

      @@Jaqen_Hghar Shoigu is currently in North Korea asking Dear Leader for help. Nothing like begging for ammunition that has been stored in some mountain for the past fifty years.

    • @hasithakumarasiri8343
      @hasithakumarasiri8343 Рік тому +5

      ​@@chas721russia has their own developed lancet kamikaze drones

    • @Jaqen_Hghar
      @Jaqen_Hghar Рік тому

      @@chas721 "Russia is asking for help"
      Can't provide any proof. Certified clown moment. 🤡 Just like West🤮ern politicians.

  • @mishaillich9728
    @mishaillich9728 Рік тому

    Go on Ukrainians!

  • @SpectralonWhite
    @SpectralonWhite Рік тому +15

    Can you do a video on the lancet drone I see a lot of videos floating around on the web.

    • @chamonix4658
      @chamonix4658 Рік тому +2

      similar to switchblade 600, basically a commercial suicide drone. So more capable than these DIY quad copters but much more expensive

    • @SpectralonWhite
      @SpectralonWhite Рік тому

      @@chamonix4658 switchblade are more expensive because they have targeting software with AI integrated.

  • @xsystem1
    @xsystem1 Рік тому +1

    the angry bird patch 😂 what a cool guy

  • @heideknight9122
    @heideknight9122 Рік тому +25

    I knew this was going to happen back when they began making these commercial units. I was worried. Wonder what kind of regulations exist already or may be generated to control this. A hobbyist toy turned weapon of war.

    • @inoxide5454
      @inoxide5454 Рік тому

      I hear the Ukranians are sending Hornby train sets with grenades attached.

  • @BassGuitarGuy128
    @BassGuitarGuy128 6 місяців тому +1

    Seems the line between video games and war is becoming increasingly blurred. I hope Ukraine can keep innovating to stay ahead of Russia.

  • @noel3830
    @noel3830 Рік тому +5

    Russian tanks don’t cost a million dollars - you must be thinking of all the destroyed Leopards!

    • @Vrediskin
      @Vrediskin 5 місяців тому

      Yep weyr cost 100x millions roubles ))

  • @GraniteInTheFace
    @GraniteInTheFace Рік тому +1

    God bless dji drones

  • @NDR-hn3ue
    @NDR-hn3ue Рік тому +4

    Russia is catching up ??? They have the BEST drone in the field with the Lancet series

  • @TerminatorTheory
    @TerminatorTheory Рік тому +2

    *Ukraine does a bit of creative trolling*

  • @Ifraneljadida
    @Ifraneljadida Рік тому +6

    For people wondering how tanks and armored vehicles will ever overcome the small drone threat, which is a great question, first thing to keep in mind that predicting the future of war is by far the hardest possible thing to do. That’s because the smartest people, of each nation, spend trillions of dollars to best give them the advantage in a future war. Whether it’s Georgia, Indonesia or the United States; top talent spends all its time thinking about this and is a top priority of the government.
    Secondly, there is already a solution to this threat coming out of the United States. Lasers. Essentially, lasers have gotten to the point that realistically in a few more years a laser could be installed on every tank, armored vehicle, etc. The lasers are already good to go - just not in mass adoption.
    I think the real question is “Will lasers get to the point that anti tank missiles, drones and even tank projectiles themselves could be stopped by them?” They are already on the verge of stopping artillery shells for example.

    • @mitchellcouchman1444
      @mitchellcouchman1444 Рік тому +2

      Lazers have a massive problem, they need super capacitors and a nuclear reactor to run then, they are currently only a naval weapon and I don't see that changing soon

    • @darkairieal
      @darkairieal Рік тому +3

      @@mitchellcouchman1444 They are also notorious for being sensitive to jostling/perturbations (plus weather) - Anything military that is going out to large amounts of vehicles has to be ruggedized. Which is easier said than done.

    • @allaci17
      @allaci17 Рік тому

      it's not that big of a question. as the drones operate via radio signal, they just have to jam it. a piece of kit as big as a modem could do it effectively. the thing is tho, that it just won't happen. both putin and his generals are braindead and rigid. they can threaten with nukes, but they can't adapt. russia is not prepared for modern warfare, and with all the embargoes i doubt they could get all the chips and semi conductors necessary to mass produce the required equipment, even tho it isn't a big deal at all. putin and the russian military are both had beens.

    • @mitchellcouchman1444
      @mitchellcouchman1444 Рік тому

      @@allaci17 you're delusional, they are already jamming many of the drones... Even many of the military ones let alone the little civilian drones

    • @allaci17
      @allaci17 Рік тому

      ​@@mitchellcouchman1444 all the drone attacks in the last few shows how delusional you are. you think the jammed drones did 200M in damages the last few days? :DDDDD EVERY SINGLE vehicle needs a portable transmitter, and there has to be a stationary transmitter every 200-300m in cities to have the border jammed. portable transmitters have a range of about 15m, stationaries about 100-150m.

  • @darealbrianpark
    @darealbrianpark Рік тому

    Drones are the future.

  • @guillaumegiroux9425
    @guillaumegiroux9425 Рік тому +40

    And now Russia does the same thing to Western tanks and makes a 30 years breaching doctrine obsolete. What an ugly war.

    • @red_lantern
      @red_lantern Рік тому +7

      Ukraine still does it better.

    • @BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMA
      @BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMA Рік тому +5

      Western tanks will just be adapted for this issue (more armor round the engine compartment) the doctrine will change for tankers they will be told to always operate with the hatch down. But the doctrine for everyone won't really change as much as you say.

    • @mrgamingking18
      @mrgamingking18 Рік тому +5

      @@BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMAhow is that going? How many Bradley’s and Leo’s are burnt

    • @BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMA
      @BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMA Рік тому +5

      @mrgamingking18 the key words in what I said are 'will just be adapted' meaning currently tanks are not reinforced there. is English something you struggle with?

    • @guillaumegiroux9425
      @guillaumegiroux9425 Рік тому +2

      @@BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMA One of the reason Ukraine has a high armor attrition rate when breaching Russian defense lines is because NATO doctrines for breaching dates from the 1980’s and the Gulf War. Back then, NATO teachings expected 25 minutes from the moment a field was breached to the moment counter-battery arrived.
      Yet, with the advent of both reconnaissance and loiter drones, that timeframe is non-existent, and it is genuinely putting a drag on Ukraine, and Western nations too.
      These drones are revolutionary.

  • @NemsisGaming
    @NemsisGaming Рік тому +1

    might as well play this war in a cs go tournament this is so unreal

  • @skip123davis
    @skip123davis Рік тому +5

    the VR headset costs way more than the drone, but is reusable. that's what i would do. i fly a little dji drone, and am partway into setting up vr.

    • @mitchellcouchman1444
      @mitchellcouchman1444 Рік тому +1

      Until the they start using your radio signal to track your position, we are only at the early stages of drone warfare and they are quickly being nerfed in effectiveness

    • @skip123davis
      @skip123davis Рік тому

      @@mitchellcouchman1444 meh. it's only wifi, and doesn't reach far - at least on mine, and most of the commercial ones. that's why the ukes have to guide it from so close to the target. by the time the find it, it will be over by then. you apparently have no experience with commercial drones.

    • @mitchellcouchman1444
      @mitchellcouchman1444 Рік тому

      @@skip123davis if its short range that further creates issues with use and WiFi is traceable like all forms of signals and jammable which many are experiencing, without a reasonable range their use is very limited

  • @JohnPeacekeeper
    @JohnPeacekeeper 7 днів тому

    We really using these as primaries instead of killstreaks now

  • @rodneyagesa1851
    @rodneyagesa1851 Рік тому +32

    The Russians are now the ones with the most effective FPV drones. The Lancet 3 these Ukrainian drones just look puny and are unlikely to do any major damage to a tank.

    • @unskilled822
      @unskilled822 Рік тому +1

      lancet drones are specifically made so it won't destroy it's target but damage it

    • @lukegilardini578
      @lukegilardini578 Рік тому +4

      @@unskilled822what is bro sayin 💀💀💀

    • @unskilled822
      @unskilled822 Рік тому

      @@lukegilardini578 have you ever heard the concept "a wounded soldier brings more trouble than a dead one"?

  • @schobihh2703
    @schobihh2703 Рік тому +1

    don't forget that KI will in the future will really boost the deadliness of the drones. Right now every drone needs a pilot. What if swarms of them operate on its own. Makes me shiver.

  • @robertbrooks6167
    @robertbrooks6167 Рік тому +6

    A Deconstruction of Villainy - Go Team Ukraine

  • @BeyondWrittenWords
    @BeyondWrittenWords Рік тому

    Liking these UKR Angry Birds!

  • @tforever5700
    @tforever5700 Рік тому +5

    Is it really penetrate a tank hatch armor?

  • @A6Legit
    @A6Legit Місяць тому

    Makes you wonder why all the other military stuff is so expensive.

  • @gta5guy602
    @gta5guy602 Рік тому +3

    ANGRY BIRDSSSSSSSSSSS 0:16

  • @seanbrown701
    @seanbrown701 Рік тому +1

    Great presentation

  • @monstersaint
    @monstersaint Рік тому +5

    I'm sure Russia appreciates this. It's very detailed. Thanks WSJ!

    • @Shadenium1
      @Shadenium1 6 місяців тому +2

      It's like showing to the military how to reload your gun. They already see everything the same + manuals + shared personal experience notes + shared software. This video is useless for them, because they already know all that and used all of that.

  • @JayTee2985
    @JayTee2985 Рік тому

    $400 drones vs $1M tank/equipment/vehicle. Good trade off. Nothing beats the good old duct tapes 😂😂

  • @Meul1968
    @Meul1968 Рік тому +14

    True Heroes! Kick these murderers out of Ukrain!

    • @genichiroashina6372
      @genichiroashina6372 Рік тому

      Calm down 😂😂, is it that time of the month already 🤣🤣🤣

    • @joeylopez7978
      @joeylopez7978 Рік тому

      I believe they already left Ukraine 😂

  • @saltyjo7514
    @saltyjo7514 Рік тому +1

    0:17 best shoulder sleave patch ever.
    Ooo..koochapeee… that’s what the blue bird say..

  • @pbrod8325
    @pbrod8325 Рік тому +13

    Gott love the trickster reporting here.
    As if Russia isnt doing the same thing... except with kills on major Euro-designed elite Leopards....

    • @livinthefilm
      @livinthefilm Рік тому +4

      Yeah its a misleading report.

    • @lemokolyon
      @lemokolyon Рік тому +3

      When in position, on site, russian tanks have a camo net above them and many drones explode in that net, with little or no damage for the tank.
      Some 'beautiful explosion' vidéos are failed attacks.

  • @Lay-cf6yz
    @Lay-cf6yz Рік тому +1

    This is a great idea!

  • @piratplay8764
    @piratplay8764 7 місяців тому +2

    Лучше покажите как горят хваленые абрамсы и леопарды)))

  • @robertpatrick3350
    @robertpatrick3350 Рік тому +6

    It’s likely that Chinese manufacturers will have to cope with competition from Ukrainian companies as their indigenous capabilities if parts supply from China continues to be constrained.

    • @darthwinters8905
      @darthwinters8905 Рік тому

      Cope? Lower bound 90% of the drones from china we are not talking about parts, then that’s prob 95% of parts at minimum. Even reporter can’t ignore the existence of drone supply from China in video. Chinese manufacturers still biggest beneficiaries from this type of warfare

  • @TT-ww8vv
    @TT-ww8vv Рік тому +1

    The "Angry Birds"patch on the uniform sleeve!😂

  • @johhanwindsalor9478
    @johhanwindsalor9478 Рік тому +3

    *Now report on the actual facts of the ground campaign!*

    • @grievetan
      @grievetan Рік тому

      How do you cope that Russia is no longer a superpower? Ukraine is gonna leave Russia toothless

  • @JDOG1974yes
    @JDOG1974yes Рік тому +2

    Nice !

  • @AnjulaGodakumbura
    @AnjulaGodakumbura Рік тому +3

    Same the other way around... Lancet drones vs. Leopard tanks...