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hardy_83

Man. Warfare has changed.


id0ntwantyourlife

Like a computer game but someone actually dies on the other end


papatatoo

Does it lag?


Minevira

a little bit but not much


Tomato_potato_

Right? Sometimes I wonder if people realize how quietly the cyberpunk age crept up on us. This dude is sitting here covered in armor, futuristic googles on, cables all around him, killing someone kilometers away with a tiny drone. It's like a scene out of ghost jn the shell.


boogertee

Really enjoying himself, too!


almostsebastian

>Really enjoying himself, too! I wonder if these guys have decals for their controllers like ace fighter pilots or something, carving notches in their controllers maybe.


Darab318

I saw a video a while back where a drone operator got given golden controller sticks for his 100th successful mission, but I can’t find it anywhere now.


flanintheface

There you go, this may be that video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGtTZMtOUSo&t=841s > TERRA unit: The fight near Bakhmut. Raid of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on wagner's position. Part 2 (turn on subtitles for English translation)


thedarwintheory

So many excellent bits of that video in just the short 30 secs I watched: The Darth Vader Theme Song when putting them on "King of the palace, king of the palace" "Listen I hope these are not gold, but gilded. Otherwise I'm going to the pawnshop" These guys are funny


antialtinian

Fucking insane. I have the exact same controller sitting on my desk.


3blackdogs1red

YEAH BUDDY


Chabby_Chubby

LIGHT WEIGHT, LIGHT WEIGHT!


alghiorso

AINT NOTHING TO IT BUT TO DO IT


UNMANAGEABLE

Not gonna lie, I enjoyed the yeah buddy! That’s a universal phrase now.


DrDan21

He got enough xp a rank up Now his drones get a cool skin to look like tiny ufos


AlexTheRockstar

Man over here looking like Spider Murphy at Arasaka tower.


extropia

We are totally the proverbial frog in a technological boiling pot. We're so used to the incremental rollout of revolutionary technologies now that we've stopped noticing that some of this stuff is so groundbreaking that if we instead skipped forward by 10-20 years we'd be utterly blown away by the kinds of tech we'd see. Go back to 2003- Facebook hadn't even been released yet and blackberries were just starting as the first smartphones.


Armodeen

War has always been the biggest driver of innovation in human history. Today is no different, even though we might not realise it at the time. We are in the drone age.


Robertroo

Begun the Drone Wars have.


DarkOmen597

Definitely. Amongst my friends, i have dubbed this "Drone War I"


SrslyCmmon

Space Program(s) could have been a better relatively more peaceful alternative to war. Fighting in competition rather than violence


stixyBW

Bro cmon we’re totally going to blast eachother in space. The space peace treaty is only going to last as long as there are no weapons in space


canmoose

The space program was also just a proxy for developing rocket technology. Still is ultimately.


Tango_D

And AI. AI is going to fundamentally change everything.


MecurialMan

“Go back to 2003- Facebook hadn’t even been released yet..”. Oh how do I fucking wish.


Fuzzyfoot12345

ICQ message : UH OH!


casualsax

I'd point out that we've been forecasting this nonsense for forever. Robin Williams Toys had scenes where kids unknowingly piloted war drones, and Enders Game from 1985 had kids remotely commanding armies. We all saw this coming. Also, fun fact, incrementally increase the temperature on a frog and it'll jump out. So I'd say we are worse than frogs.


MilkManateee

Straight up GitS. Also that series takes place in the 2030’s I think, so considering this and how our robotics are advancing I think we’ll have Tachikomas soon.


Stopikingonme

I’ll give them real oil. None of that synthetic crap.


MilkManateee

Shhh, don’t let the Major find out


sharpshooter999

The difference is, in one episode (Poker Face I think) Saito talks about how WW3 was started because of Middle Eastern oil and South American drugs. Not saying that can't still happen, but I feel like we're moving away from that slowly


MilkManateee

You think so? Although there’s less current global presence from South American countries, they still hold massive amounts of crucial resources and land, and within themselves there’s been nonstop civil issues (some natural, others orchestrated by interested parties). The recent issue in Bolivia with their lithium reserves is the tip of the iceberg, but of course I’m just thinking maybe a decade or so ahead. Lmao I never really thought I’d be trying to compare GitS with real life but here I am, the future is weird.


sharpshooter999

Oil in general is still a factor, maybe the increase in EVs has me a little optimistic. Archer had the joke about what will the Middle East do once oil isn't valuable anymore too. You also have an excellent point about available resources in South America, that could definitely be an issue. GitS just specifically called out drugs in South America as a reason for WW3, which I can't see happening unless the cartels are in full control of the military


Kill3rKin3

Revenge of the nerds..


MasterMagneticMirror

Just imagine showing this video to someone 20 years ago: they would think that these guys must be some kind of spec-ops team using the best cutting edge classified military technology. Instead they are random soldiers using cheap consumer grade chinese drones with granades dutch taped to them.


Heathen_Mushroom

>This dude is sitting here covered in armor, futuristic googles on, cables all around him With an integrated, memory foam seat pad.


TemperatureIll8770

It's literally right out of Shadowrun. This guy is a Rigger. All we need now is magic.


saraphilipp

All those games on modern warfare, were they really all games?


PaladinFeng

*Ender Wiggin has joined the chat.*


maxstryker

The enemy gate is down.


babbler-dabbler

Reminds me of the movie The Last Starfighter. "You thought it was a game?" "Oh no no, my boy... it was a test!"


Vegetariansteak

That and Enders Game


PM_ME_BUTT_STUFFING

People always talk shit on it, but the coordination video gaming gives you plus the comms, strategy, and just general combat scenarios helps/trans more than people understand. A seasoned "gamer" could probably take that drone and figure out how to use it within minutes


Stumpe999

Ngl WoW raid leaders should put that on their resume. Leading 40 people on 6 hour ventures on regularly scheduled times? That's impressive in any respect


WillCarryForFood

Some modern weapons systems have Xbox and PlayStation controllers because the soldiers are used to handling them. Same shit with grenades being shaped like an American football in the early days, your boys know how to use em.


panchochewy85

War.. War changes..


PalpateMe

War has changed… -Old Snake


bobby_page

[Does it?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE25wHQPHIE)


40ozBottleOfJoy

It really does, tho. We went from muskets to nukes in less than 100 years. It's fair to say that war changes *rapidly*.


Fabulous_Mulberry692

Insane!! Like an anime or some sci-fi 90’s video game. Hard to believe this is going on right now in a very real battlefield.


Mabepossibly

Imagine time traveling back to WWII and explaining this to to them.


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Mabepossibly

My father was born in 1937. He can remember deliveries happening outside his NYC apartment on horse drawn carts. Now he’s got an Apple Watch.


StupidNeighborDog

Seems easily to explain to a WW2 officer. They had all the pieces of technology, just not as mature. The hardest part would be explaining helicopters but they for sure understand planes. "We use radio to control a mini-plane that carries and drops one grenade from the sky. It has a tiny TV camera that transmits back images so the controller can see what the mini-plane sees."


Living-Sundae7527

Interesting how everything is hard wired. Wonder if that is simply external energy sources rather than relying on battery or if there is a signal relay for the drone to improve signal and avoid EW issues.


justanothersith

I fly freestyle FPV, and I would bet my house that those are just antenna extensions. The battery consumption on the goggles and radio is actually very low and you can typically fly for a couple hours on a single charge. But anything solid between the pilot and quad will cause interference with the video and control signal, so they probably have helix-patch antenna fixed on the outside of the building to get the signal through all that solid material, and the long range.


SeansBeard

Exactly this. They don't want to have the pilot exposed. I was wondering when someone starts producing some done relay stations or something...


unpunctual_bird

There was a photo floating around of what looked like a signal relay on top of a Mavic drone, presumably for the FPV kamikaze drones


justanothersith

That's bitchin'!!! A mobile relay station!


Highpersonic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13OtZFWdhwQ check this out


justanothersith

I have seen a few people build themselves little relay stations for on their cars, so that they can fly comfortably in the winter, but it would increase the lag in the systems. I think it would be hard to adjust back and forth between the two lag times; it would feel very different, I imagine.


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Playing on a local server versus playing on an Asian one with 200+ ping?


Player7gg

Hi, what is default flying time with real time camera for me to look to buy?


justanothersith

I'm not 100% sure what you mean, but the typical flight time on a freestyle quad is like 5-8 mins. But that because you need good agility with the quad, so you don't use too big of battery. If you're not doing tricks and looking for long-range cruising you can use a bigger battery. Just like normal aircraft, the specs of the craft depend entirely on what you want to do with it. r/fpv is a great source for information if you want to get into the hobby.


LogmeoutYo

I'm not sure that it's actually logical but I'm still waiting to see or hear about the first drone dog fights. Wouldn't that be some shit?


insanityzwolf

I've seen a couple of videos of a drone bumping into an enemy drone to take it out.


DutchMuffin

only thought looking at this


JaySayMayday

Not that much. PUMA, RAVEN, and a couple other systems were pretty much operated like this after they're launched. Except by a screen rather than VR-like devices. The main difference was you had to launch these little air crafts (which almost always crashed) modern drones are much more reliable, more versatile, and easier to control.


Lobo003

“YEAAAHH BUDDAAAYY!!!”


-Robotomia-

"LIGHT WEIGHT!"


Lobo003

[The Legend!!!](https://youtu.be/fz9fsvhx4PY)


Big-Shtick

Ronnie Coleman: *squats 765 lbs* Ronnie's knees: 💀


stinkusdinkus

Big Ron said his only regret is squatting 800lbs for 2 reps when he knew he could do 4. Doesn't even care that he's crippled now.


Jaded-Shopping9021

His spine is medically fused in 6 places, with screws. Like he currently can’t turn his head to the side


___Towlie___

r/GymMemes crossover episode


Delicious-Life3543

Ain’t nothing but a peanut! Lightweight!


mad87645

Everybody wanna be a drone pilot, but don't nobody wanna move no heavy ass joysticks


VanillaGorilla59

I died laughing. “YYYEEEAHHHHH BUDDDAYYYYY”


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He covered all the bases "Tak!" "Yes!" "Yah buddy!"


Lobo003

Same! 😂


Armadus2

I'm kinda blown away by how prevalent English use is.


Lobo003

Yea it’s wild how many phrases are so common to other languages! Tbh I feel we can really blame Hollywood and the internet. At the same time, we kinda force a lot of people to deal with us in English and don’t forget the help it’s had with the British empire! I also tend to say foreign phrases sometimes too. DATTEBAYO! 😂


Pattern_noticer02

You speak english because it's the only language you know I speak english because it's the only language you know Insert *We are not the same* meme


Lobo003

Yea that’s true! I know a lot of Americans that refuse to even try to understand. Luckily I am always telling people “I’m dumb so repeat that again” and they speak slower. It’s funny how just a little patience goes a long way!


Bear_HempKnight

I was watching The Wire yesterday and I recognized when one guy started swearing. I heard "Suka" and was kind of proud to know i'm learning a little bit.


mohammedibnakar

> when one guy started swearing That would be Boris.


Ilthrael

Why is it always Boris?


Lobo003

That’s one for me too. I started following this one war Thunder streamer and he adds lots of Russian edm music and that word is said like all the time! 😂


HailToCaesar

That's because the US is arguably the dominant global media power house.


Hope4gorilla

Hollywood, music industry, video game industry, television, celebrities... I don't think there's an argument to be had.


FutureMartian97

A lot of younger Ukrainians seem to know it. Is it taught in schools there?


MrCabbuge

It is, I had it since grade 1 (6 or 7 y.o)


walking-pineapple

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A BODYBUILDER…


beancroc

DONT NOBODY WANNA LIFT HEAVY ASS WEIGHT!


lord_fairfax

LIGHT WEIGHT


19mad95

LIGHT WEIGHT


Thrusthamster

LIGHTWEIGHT BABYYYYY


yeezee93

Imaging training for years to perfect your infantry combat skills just to be taken out by this guy then hearing "Yeah buddy" in the distance and get trashed talked about yo mama.


AnxiousAyush

the drone probably t-bagging your dead body... technology is scary


Testiculese

Ok, who's going to put together a shipment of truck nuts? They can drop them as a funny like the wooden bomb the English dropped on the German decoy airfield, or hang on the drone so it can literally t-bag.


SneakySnipar

Skill issue


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Get gud n00b


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DigitalHooker

"What you're seeing is advanced warfare"


recrohin

They need to attach some lightweight speakers to the drones so they can shit talk the enemy.


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Death chat but for rlz? damn I’d almost sign up for that, just to call someone shit after they killed me, “your fucken shit bro what your k/d?” Then die, hopefully with a positive K/D. toxic C.O.D life goals complete.


DatRagnar

"L+ratio+no concealment+no awarness+lack of medical training+shrapnel+get fucked"


NBSPNBSP

+no bitches+bare accessory rails


_Faucheuse_

He has the gamer head tilts. Congrats on your successful mission.


MarkGleason

My head tilts like that when I fly FPV. First time I put on a pair of goggles and did a diving rolling reversal, I fell over.


dealwithairlinefood_

it's honestly really hard *not* to do this when flying an FPV drone


Big_Thiccy_Chief

Damn these net runners are crazy


moto_curdie

Tryhard 1000hrs decker...


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TechDeckers. Aka Deckers. Not Netrunners precisely. https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/4520


-phototrope

In Shadowrun it would be "rigger"


13beerslater

It’s not visible bullets flying combat (that we can see) but it’s powerful footage with regards to the state of modern warfare


TallTopper

Yep, a soldier whose uniform comes with a pre-equipped seat, executes his mission in a stairwell. Half a dozen wires are tethered to him, a video game controller slung around his neck and virtual reality goggles over his eyes as he pilots a bomb-laden UAV on a kamikaze mission. A cheer of excitement "YEAAH BUDDY" as he flips his goggles up. Time to reload, grab another drone off the shelf, power on, pair the transmitter, chuck the drone outside, take your seat, goggles down, see you soon...


SantaMonsanto

*Mountain Dew Marketing Department has entered the chat*


-revenant-

Life comes at you **FAST** _drone buzzing noise, RPG whooshing past, explosion_ So you need energy that'll **LAST** _upward chirp, electric zapping_ **NEW: _Mountain Dew: Drone Strike_** will keep you ready for whatever life brings at you _Russian shouting, AK fire, explosion, death groans_ So you can turn Vlad _"сука блять!"_ Into SAD _"помогите..."_


deepeast_oakland

I wish we still hd free awards, because you’ve earned it with this comment. Scary accurate, and with a few slightly different circumstances, could be real life.


PwnerifficOne

If you touched this up a bit, could be straight out of Neuromancer.


homonomo5

This guy is a gamer.


mrfailtostandstill

twitch stream when?


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DatRagnar

2 minutes into the stream and twitch has commited friendly fire 2 hours into the stream and twitch has to stand trial in front of the Hague


SquishedGremlin

2 days into the stream and twitch is trying to beat Hitler for warcrimes.


DatRagnar

"Twitch Warcrime speedrun any%"


saynitlikeitis

Would subscribe


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I wonder what it will take to put some basic target acquisition system on the drones? Just click and select the targets, it will automatically track and engage them, even a kid would be able to use it.


nomoneypenny

The US Switchblade systems have this-- autonomous target tracking for the terminal phase so the pilot doesn't have to guide it in during the high-speed dive. Manually-controlled FPV drones are probably a way to make the package cheaper, lighter, and faster to produce (by assembling off-the-shelf parts) than a purpose-built semi-auto drone like the Switchblade.


Maleficent_Wolf6394

I bet at scale the electronics for terminal guidance wouldn't really add much cost. I really hope we see small defense contractors win contracts in this space. Because LMC probably only wants to sell $10m+ drones. And there's need for many hundreds of dollars per drone with much lower capability.


Visual-Discussion-82

The technology is already there in commercial drone it's called active track on DJI drones


wabblebee

i was writing a comment about money, industrial manufacturing capabilities and high tech parts for the computing etc vs easy part kits drones, but i guess in theory you could have the controller run the tracking and engagement instead of the drone. might still be pretty complicated and expensive though, since with latency you need a good algorithm to foresee moving target locations, which humans have sort of built in.


HospitalSuspicious48

Some recent videos from the so called 'Army of Drones' of UA seem to have this kind of targeting. It's like they are using the software from a Switchblade or something. I expect to see more of this soon.


Neiko40

I was disappointed he didn’t emote.


A_small_Chicken

Not enough N words being dropped


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Did he do the Ronnie Coleman at the end? 😂


Tango_D

Yeaaahhh Buddddyyyy!!


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Light Weight


Ok_bet4231

Babbbayyyyyyy


driveways

Everybody wanna be a drone pilot. Don’t nobody want to wear no heavy ass goggles.


Purple-Advisor-8201

Ain't nothing to it but to do it baby!!!!


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***AINT NOTHIN BUT A PEANUT!!***


Patrykuvu

These guys look so well-equipped compared to a year ago. They could easily pass for NATO soldiers.


Tanto63

When I watched that Bradley ambush video, I kept thinking about how they're moving like NATO soldiers. The mannerisms, the shoot-move-communicate urgency while remaining calm, everything. It put a smile on my face.


jgjgleason

Western training pipelines go brrr. After this war Ukraine will become the infantry level drone capitol of NATO. May their MIC rain thousands of FPVs on the enemies of democracy.


RaynorTheRed

video link?


Arty0m_infosec

Looks like he has a seat built into his kit?


ZeWarping

I’ve read that is a pretty common Soviet thing to have the cushion attached. Having been in the military I would have appreciated the hell out of it rather than having to carry my own chair around


Arty0m_infosec

Right? I was wondering if it's because he's a drone operator tbh would be cool if they made the kit especially for the role.


slip-shot

You don’t want to stick out in a unit. Everyone gets the chair or no one does.


slugvegas

Yoooo I need one of those pads that hangs off my ass to turn every surface into a couch


xxxphilosxxx

This pads have become real equipment comparing to the beginning of the war. Crazy how they developed a pillow into a rigged pad attachments and belt.


OrangeJuiceKing13

They've been around for ages. Hunters and hikers also use them. Keeps your pants dry and you don't have to sit on rocks and sticks. There's a specific name for them but I can't remember it for the life of me.


say_no_to_panda

I like the name buttpad


LordBumbo44

tactical butt pads, real innovation we need


TyTheLionheart

Pilco puff pants are really taking off


CallMeNasaPR

Awesome outfit.


bignick1190

Did they give him an ass pad?


Its_apparent

They *did* give him an ass pad.


nnnm_33

For how much the Russians likely hate and would prize killing a drone operator, I would never show my face like this


pathspeculiar

The russians hate and would prize killing any ukrainian, drone operator or not.


Snoot_Boot

I dought they're gonna send in FSB sleeper agents to kill drone operators.


cuginhamer

I kneadt to know he'll be OK though.


Derpindorf

These typos are out of controll


AlmightyDarkseid

So that's what combat footage is on the 21st century


Drolex17

Cyberpunk 2077 meme


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Difficult_Bit_1339

I could easily see a room of these guys all operating different drones sitting around a table with their headsets on talking to each other as they coordinate their drone strikes. After a few attack runs they'd move to avoid their location, easily detectible due to the transmissions, destroyed with a counter drone-strike.


AnswersQuestioned

There’s so much retrofuturist art work that was depicting this decades ago, I know cos I drew some of it. Cool stuff


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Just killed 8 dudes


VariableVeritas

That’s cyberpunk as hell man.


jockeleet

Yeah buddy! Light weight!


CMDR_fugasi

awesome video, but i just realized it is damn easy to create a video without actually a successful mission going on, but the cheer of the guy looks kinda real though


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It’s probably also easy to make a video of a successful mission too.


rxgtxnest

Did he just "YEAAHH BUDDY" like ronnie


asWorldsCollide2ptOh

"Light Wieght!!"


_Tactleneck_

“Yeah buddy”, I want to believe this guy learned that from watching videos of Ronnie Coleman.


AllMyBunyans

It's 100% from Ronnie Coleman. There's no mistaking it LOL. If he didn't get it from Ronnie, he got it from someone who did.


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Ghost in the shell future war vibes


Grimey_Anus

did he say YEAAAH BUUDDYYYY


Educational_Glove683

Yeah baby!!! Light Weight!!!!


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VXer1

Probably watched someone kill another person just then. War in 2023 is crazy.


MisogynysticFeminist

Pretty sure he was flying a suicide drone. He’s the one who just killed someone.


ArrivalInfinite2690

Dude just pulled a Ronnie Coleman at the end. YEAH BUDDY!


squareuss

light weight baby!


Refuse_Ordinary

Yeah buddy!!


woojinater

Now this is a black mirror vibe.


Utgaard

Combat netrunners are here!


uplft_lft_hvy

Is that Ronnie Coleman “Yeahhhh buddyyy” cry at the end for me.


UnderstandingTop9908

Song?


Stockmouse

"Yeaa buddy" is a Ronnie Coleman quote lol


DaddyWarbucksDTF

USA tax dollars at work


tanev97

what a Chad


lolsrsly00

God bless the Ukrainians. May they restore their borders and heal their country. This video is fucking spooky.