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Very long spools are connected to the drone and it is flown by wire until it strikes its target.


here's a video from ukraine showing fiber optic cables all over the ground: https://files.catbox.moe/fx980o.mp4 maybe someone will find this interesting like I did.


Like a TOW missile or early torpedoes? Surprised we still use that method, but I guess it works!


Yes the method is nothing new. The novelty is FPV, considerably longer range (15km+) and relatively low cost.


TOW missiles were, believe it or not, FPV..


Optical tracking isnt fpv


precisely




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