• BossPaint@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I just imagine that almost all large military vehicles are sitting ducks to drones and such. Just look at Ukraine vs. Russia’s navy.

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      4 days ago

      The problem with USVs is they’re relatively slow, if a ship is aware of their presence and is in a fighting state - it can get rid of a bunch of them. And it seems that navy helicopters are a decent counter, but overall it’s too early to tell if USVs are that good or was it the element of surprise.

    • Coreidan@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Not a great comparison when you consider Russia’s navy hasn’t improved much from the Cold War days. Their tech is old.