Japan is deploying ultra-cheap cardboard drones built for swarm warfare
giuliomagnifico
17 points
3 comments
May 03, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (1 comments)
akudha
$2000 - crazy! This might help smaller nations fighting with nastier, bigger neighbors (imagine Estonia fighting Russia, for instance). But at the same time, some moderately funded terror groups can also make these, right? Or am I off base here?