#fpv system

[martinpenicka]

Drone game for training FPV drone, PLAY.

[msaadbeing]

DJI Goggles RE Specifications

Overview In the fascinating world of drones and aerial videography, DJI stands tall as a beacon of innovation. The DJI Goggles Racing Edition (RE) encapsulates this spirit of pioneering advancement. This immersive gear is not merely about viewing; it’s about experiencing. A tantalizing blend of sleek design, ergonomic comfort, and unparalleled video clarity sets the DJI Goggles RE apart. These…

[beyondskysblog]

Top 10 Drone Manufacturers in India 2025-Top Drone Brands

The drone industry in India is growing exponentially in 2025, with cutting-edge innovations and manufacturing excellence leading the way. From agriculture to defense and logistics, Indian drone manufacturers are becoming key players in global markets. In this blog, we explore the top 10 drone manufacturers who are paving the way for the future of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). 🥇 1. Beyond Sky-…

[xtruss]

Killer Drones Pioneered in Ukraine are the Weapons of the Future! They are Reshaping the Balance Between Humans and Technology in War

— February 8th 2024 | The Economist

Image: Getty Images

Precision-Guided Weapons first appeared in their modern form on the battlefield in Vietnam a little over 50 years ago. As armed forces have strived ever since for accuracy and destructiveness, the cost of such weapons has soared. America’s GPS-Guided artillery shells cost $100,000 a time. Because smart weapons are expensive, they are scarce. That is why European countries ran out of them in Libya in 2011. Illegal Regime of Isra-hell, more eager to conserve its stockpiles than avoid collateral damage, has rained dumb bombs on Gaza. What, though, if you could combine precision and abundance?

For the first time in the history of warfare that question is being answered on the battlefields of Ukraine. Our report this week shows how First-Person View (FPV) drones are mushrooming along the front lines. They are small, cheap, explosives-laden aircraft adapted from consumer models, and they are making a soldier’s life even more dangerous. These drones slip into tank turrets or dugouts. They loiter and pursue their quarry before going for the kill. They are inflicting a heavy toll on infantry and armour.

The war is also making FPV Drones and their maritime cousins ubiquitous. January saw 3,000 verified fpv drone strikes. This week Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s War Criminal and Thug President, created the Unmanned Systems Force, dedicated to drone warfare. In 2024 Ukraine is on track to build 1m-2m drones. Astonishingly, that will match Ukraine’s reduced consumption of shells (which is down because Republicans in Congress are shamefully denying Ukraine the supplies it needs).

The drone is not a wonder weapon—no such thing exists. It matters because it embodies big trends in war: a shift towards small, cheap and disposable weapons; the increasing use of consumer technology; and the drift towards autonomy in battle. Because of these trends, drone technology will spread rapidly from armies to militias, terrorists and criminals. And it will improve not at the budget-cycle pace of the military-industrial complex, but with the break-things urgency of consumer electronics.

Basic fpv drones are revolutionarily simple. The descendants of racing quadcopters, built from off-the-shelf components, they can cost as little as several hundred dollars. fpv drones tend to have short ranges, carry small payloads and struggle in bad weather. For those reasons they will not (yet) replace artillery. But they can still do a lot of damage. In one week last autumn Ukrainian drones helped destroy 75 Russian tanks and 101 big guns, among much else. Russia has its own fpv drones, though they tend to target dugouts, trenches and soldiers. Drones help explain why both sides find it so hard to mount offensives.

The exponential growth in the number of Russian and Ukrainian drones points to a second trend. They are inspired by and adapted from widely available consumer technology. Not only in Ukraine but also in Myanmar, where rebels have routed government forces in recent days, volunteers can use 3d printers to make key components and assemble airframes in small workshops. Unfortunately, criminal groups and terrorists are unlikely to be far behind the militias.

This reflects a broad democratisation of precision weapons. In Yemen the Houthi rebel group has used cheap Iranian guidance kits to build anti-ship missiles that are posing a deadly threat to commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Iran itself has shown how an assortment of long-range strike drones and ballistic missiles can have a geopolitical effect that far outweighs their cost. Even if the kit needed to overcome anti-drone jamming greatly raises the cost of the weapons, as some predict, they will still count as transformationally cheap.

The reason goes back to consumer electronics, which propel innovation at a blistering pace as capabilities accumulate in every product cycle. That poses problems of ethics as well as obsolescence. There will not always be time to subject novel weapons to the testing that Western countries aim for in peacetime and that is required by the Geneva Conventions.

Innovation also leads to the last trend, autonomy. Today, fpv drone use is limited by the supply of skilled pilots and by the effects of jamming, which can sever the connection between a drone and its operator. To overcome these problems, Russia and Ukraine are experimenting with autonomous navigation and target recognition. Artificial intelligence has been available in consumer drones for years and is improving rapidly.

A degree of autonomy has existed on high-end munitions for years and on cruise missiles for decades. The novelty is that cheap microchips and software will let intelligence sit inside millions of low-end munitions that are saturating the battlefield. The side that masters autonomy at scale in Ukraine first could enjoy a temporary but decisive advantage in firepower—a necessary condition for any breakthrough.

Western countries have been slow to absorb these lessons. Simple and cheap weapons will not replace big, high-end platforms, but they will complement them. The Pentagon is belatedly embarking on Replicator, an initiative to build thousands of low-cost drones and munitions able to take on China’s enormous forces. Europe is even further behind. Its ministers and generals increasingly believe that they could face another major European war by the end of the decade. If so, investment in low-end drones needs to grow urgently. Moreover, ubiquitous drones will require ubiquitous defences—not just on battlefields but also in cities at peace.

Kalashnikovs In The Skies

Intelligent drones will also raise questions about how armies wage war and whether humans can control the battlefield. As drones multiply, self-co-ordinating swarms will become possible. Humans will struggle to monitor and understand their engagements, let alone authorise them.

America and its allies must prepare for a world in which rapidly improving military capabilities spread more quickly and more widely. As the skies over Ukraine fill with expendable weapons that marry precision and firepower, they serve as a warning. Mass-produced hunter-killer aircraft are already reshaping the balance between humans and technology in war. ■

— This Article Appeared in the Leaders Section of the Print Edition Under the Headline "Killer Drones"

[historicalfirearms]

Ukraine War: Both Sides Continue Development of Gun Drones

Since our last article/video on gun-armed drones in September 2024, both sides have continued to develop the technology. Numerous Ukrainian teams have developed recoilless ‘shotgun’ drones designed to hunt other drones as well as developing and fielding an AK-armed FPV. The Russians too have returned to the concept in recent months showcasing a number of gun-armed drone systems.

Check out the full accompanying article for the video here.

[mariacallous]

February 24th, 2025

Just writing that down feels weird. 

It feels impossible that it has been 3 years since I watched Putin announce Russia’s full scale invasion on TV, and saw the missiles starting to hit, as tanks and troops crossed the border.

On one hand, it feels like it’s been much, much longer and on the other hand, it feels like the blink of an eye. I remember that when this full scale invasion started, no one gave Ukraine a chance. Virtually everyone, especially the analysts, thought it was a foregone conclusion that Ukraine’s military would be defeated, and it would happen quickly.

And the early minutes, hours and days were pure chaos.

I remember the video from Hostomel, where the CNN reporter Matthew Chance found himself in the midst of a russian VDV assault on the airport.

I remember the stories of territorial defense units consisting of teachers, mechanics and other ordinary men taking on russia’s “best” soldiers and battling them out of their towns, like Voznesensk.

I remember seeing videos of Ukrainians courageously standing up to the invaders, throwing sunflowers at them, or literally standing in front of their tanks. 

Ukrainians did everything they could to keep the russians out. Those who could fight, they fought like hell, and those who couldn’t did everything else they could to stop the russian invasion like it was a cancer trying to take over their body.

And the world’s opinion quickly changed. The bravery of the Ukrainian people inspired leader after leader to shift their perspective, adjust their policy and start aggressively supporting Ukraine. Even countries like Germany, which was staunchly against providing weapons, opened their stocks and started to help the Ukrainian Army do the things they needed to do so that ordinary people could exist. 

Ukraine began to beat back the russians and even drove them out in some circumstances, like in Kyiv.

Of course, the russians could not acknowledge that they were losing, and made idiotic statements saying that they did not retreat from Kyiv, but it was a gesture of goodwill. Yes, a gesture of goodwill while they bombed children’s hospitals in other parts of Ukraine, and destroyed entire cities like Mariupol.

I remember thinking, you can see a pathway towards victory. I remember even thinking about how incredible it would be to see the streets across Ukraine filled with people, celebrating the total capitulation of the russian military as it moved back into its own borders.

But then, the pace of aid to Ukraine began stalling, and the russians took advantage of those delays. As Ukrainian troops waited for simple things like artillery shells, the russians used their overwhelming manpower and firepower advantage to make gains. 

They captured important cities like Avdiivka simply because the Ukrainian military did not have what it needed to hold them back. They tried to do it with whatever they had, and countless people gave their lives, but at some point, the sheer number of shells the russians had dictated the results. 

Still the Ukrainian troops fought on. They adapted. They introduced new systems like FPV’s that are now everywhere, bridging the gap, and slowing the pace of russian gains. 

Throughout this war, the Ukrainians have persisted for one reason.

There is no other choice. It’s either fight, or no longer exist. It is not a choice. They are relentless.

Unfortunately, despite all their superhuman work, the ebbs and flows of geopolitics are not on their side right now.

It is honestly unbelievable to write this, but the American President has shown himself to be nothing but pro-russian. His administration is openly working against Ukraine right now, and lying to the American people, as well as the whole world, about the facts of this war. For his part, Elon Musk has shown himself to be one of the worst promoters of fake news on the planet. Through his platform, he is engaging in an ongoing campaign of relentless attacks against Ukraine, galvanizing his followers to hate Ukrainians more everyday. 

But the truth is simple.

Ukraine did not want this war. 

Ukraine did not start this war. 

Ukraine is simply trying to exist, and Vladimir Putin hates that simple fact.

Trump has told us he will not be an ally to Ukraine, or NATO, or anyone that America has built long standing relationships with, even to countries like Canada. He is quickly shaping up to become a dictator, while shamelessly accusing President Zelenskyy of being one.

I don’t think we can underestimate how dangerous his administration’s overtures towards Putin can be for Ukraine (and for all of us eventually) but most importantly for Ukraine right now. 

In the face of this, I encourage you to let your leaders, whoever they may be, know that you are a concerned citizen. Let them know that Ukraine is important to you, and you want to support Ukraine. 

Your single letter, email or phone call may not seem like much, but when there are hundreds, or  thousands, or millions of you doing it together, they can’t ignore it. 

And if you feel discouraged, or you feel like it’s hopeless, I want to leave you with this.

I was messaging one Ukrainain soldier yesterday to ask how he is feeling in the face of all this…

And here was his message.

“I hope we can support those who have lost faith or feel disappointed because our motivation hasn’t changed. We’re fine and we absolutely don’t care. It’s all happened before, it won’t get worse, it’s a new challenge.”

These people will never give up, and neither should we. 

- Christian Borys Founder of Saint Javelin

[kamogryadeshi]

‼️As a result of Russian shelling of the Kherson region, two people were killed and 19 were injured during the day, including three police officers.

Russian military personnel hit a police vehicle near Komyshany with an FPV drone. As a result of the attack, two Kherson police officers received concussions. The vehicle suffered significant damage.

A 35-year-old Kherson police officer was injured near Naddnipryanske when an explosive device was dropped from a drone.

The enemy attacked settlements in the Kherson, Beryslav and Kakhovka districts with artillery, mortars, multiple launch missile systems and UAVs.

[tatarstani]

The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attack Belgorod. There are no recorded casualties, according to preliminary data

A drone was shot down by an air defense system over the Belgorod District. In the village of Razumnoye, the entrances of social and commercial facilities, a passenger car, and a power line were damaged by falling debris.

The village of Dvuluchnoye in the Valuysky District was attacked by two drones. The glass in the administrative building was damaged by the impact of one of them. An outbuilding and a tractor located inside were also damaged. As a result of the attack by the second drone, an infrastructure communications facility was damaged.

In the Borisovsky District, in the village of Zozuly, one FPV drone detonated in the courtyard of a private house — a garage, a kitchen, and a car were damaged. On another street, an outbuilding caught fire from the impact of the second drone — the fire was extinguished.

The village of Voznesenovka in the Shebekinsky District was shelled twice. One house was completely destroyed, two private houses, three outbuildings and a gas pipe were damaged - the gas leak was fixed. In addition, a power line was broken - residents of one of the streets are temporarily without power. Emergency services will begin restoration after coordination with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Three more drones struck the village of Golovchino in the Grayvoronsky District. One detonated in the parking lot of a commercial facility - three cars were damaged. The second FPV drone hit a parked car - the body was damaged, the windows were broken. The third drone attacked a private house - windows were broken, a fence was damaged.

Information on the full extent of the consequences is being clarified.

source

[captain-price-unofficially]

An old Soviet Moskvitch 412 family car pressed into service as a frontline transport equipped with a steel mesh screens and a massive electronic warfare system to counter FPV drones. This is like digging up a BMW 1500 and turning it into an infantry mobility vehicle.

[renegade-hierophant]

Soldier of the Special Operations Forces - SOF (Сили Спеціальних Операцій - ССО) of Ukraine with an electronic warfare system for controlling FPV (first person view) drones.

This is not cosplay. This is from the front lines of an actual war happening right now in Europe.

[cognitivejustice]

[msaadbeing]

DJI Goggles Specifications

DJI Goggles Specifications: In-Depth Features & Tech Breakdown

Introduction Released in 2017, DJI Goggles have swiftly become a game-changer in the drone industry. DJI, already renowned for its cutting-edge drone technology, pushed the envelope further with this unique creation. As a marvel of ergonomic design blended with state-of-the-art tech, the goggles have truly redefined the concept of immersive drone flying. Users can now literally see through the…

[loathsome-little-creature]

I think the way people talk about medieval warfare is fascinating in the era of FPV drones and guided missile systems. The way we describe a form of war no more horrific than our own as “barbaric”. We even use the word “medieval” itself as a shorthand for brutality and senseless, “primitive” violence. It’s a really fascinating look at how we as a culture think about violence.

Medieval warfare had its horrors to be sure, I could talk about the foot found in the mass graves at Visby with no matching owner, I could talk about the men whose teeth shattered from clenching their jaws in fear at Towton, but how is that so much more horrific than a bomb? How is it that a burying a body with half a jaw or a hole in the skull is more horrific than burying a bag of mixed flesh that was weighed to determine that it equates to a human being’s worth of gore?

How is it more violent to kill a man across from you with a spear or a sword than it is to burn a tank crew alive by dropping an energy drink can full of plastic explosive from a drone? Is it the fact that you have to look at their face? Is it more brutal to be forced to acknowledge the humanity of the man across from you before you kill him?

Do not act as if you are more enlightened than the people who came before you.

[mokhosz-nafo]

The 25th Ramstein meeting has wrapped up with several key pledges for Ukraine's defense:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Along with allies, will provide Ukraine with 30,000 FPV drones.

🇳🇴 Norway: Allocated $61 million to support the coalition of drones.

🇩🇪 Germany: Announced additional air defense systems, IRIS-T missiles, and armored transport vehicles.

🇵🇱 Poland: Preparing a new military aid package, including strengthening the tank coalition.

🇪🇺 EU: Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas emphasized that the EU is ready to take the lead if the U.S. steps back.

🇺🇦 Ukraine: President Zelensky called for a more practical approach to foreign military presence, seeing it as a key step toward peace.

✍️ Additionally, 8 roadmaps were confirmed, focusing on military aid, procurement, Ukrainian defense industry support, and investment attraction through 2027.

[darkmaga-returns]

We haven’t had an update on the state of the war’s technological progression in a while and the new year brings the perfect time to do so. One of the reasons for that is because there have been a lot of predictions on the sweeping changes said to take root on the frontline by 2025, and so it’s appropriate to discuss how close these projections have been.

One of the notoriously contrarian predictions from many months ago was that 2025 would actually see not the supremacy of drones and FPVs, but rather their negation and decline. A French army chief made this curious claim in June of last year:https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/06/19/small-drones-will-soon-lose-combat-advantage-french-army-chief-says/

From the article:

The advantage now enjoyed by small aerial drones on battlefields including in Ukraine is but “a moment in history,” French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill said at the Eurosatory defense show in Paris. While anti-drone systems are lagging and “leave the sky open to things that are cobbled together but which are extremely fragile,” countermeasures are being developed, Schill told reporters during a tour of the French Army stand at the show June 19. Already today, 75% of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine are lost to electronic warfare, the general said.

One must wonder if the French army chief knows what he’s talking about; the article further points to upcoming French vehicles which may include anti-drone ‘missiles’ and ‘40mm airburst grenades’. But these will prove useless against FPVs which are much too quick, ubiquitous, and undetectable in the frenzy of combat to really be reliably destroyed by such expensive countermeasures.

[mariacallous]