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CamperBob2today at 6:14 AM1 replyview on HN

That isn't really accurate, small drones are enough to antagonize regional neighbors.

Such as a Russian strategic bomber base thousands of miles from the front?


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smcintoday at 8:28 AM

If you mean Operation Spiderweb, the Ukrainian Osa drone only had a range of 5 miles/ 8km (one-way) and had to be launched from the roof of containers simultaneously transported unknowingly by Russian truckers and that was a covert operation that took 18 months to set up. So no that particular model couldn't attack even 10 miles away.

Ukraine has other long-range strike drones but haven't heard of more than a thousand miles range.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Spiderweb

https://sofrep.com/news/deepstrike-campaign-drone-attacks-ag...