China now selling Shahed drone navigation brain online

[Talyn]

A critical navigation component used in Shahed-series attack drones is now openly available for purchase on a major Chinese e-commerce platform.

Coming to a terrorist group/drug cartel near you?

Shahed drone navigation brain now sells online

A critical navigation component used in Shahed-series attack drones is now openly available for purchase on a major Chinese e-commerce platform, according to Ukrainian electronic warfare specialist Serhiy Beskrestnov, widely known by his callsign “Serhiy Flesh.” Beskrestnov wrote that a...

defence-blog.com

 

[Shibadog]

Strange stuff.

 

[powerboatr]

wholly cowwwww patties
3200 buckaroos
plus you need a drone .

 

[Shibadog]

wholly cowwwww patties
3200 buckaroos
plus you need a drone .

Yeah, and it’ll deliver a whopping 66-110 lb warhead at 115 mph. Does this make ANY sense? I mean a 155’ll do the same thing for a lot less $ per shot ( albeit at a MUCH shorter range). Figure 4500-5k PER shot (at least). No wonder the war in Ukraine is so costly!

 

[Talyn]

You forgot the cost of the M777 howitzer ($2-4million USD) to fire the cheap ($3-5K) basic 155 shell, but since the drone is GPS/equivalent-guided the GPS-guided 155 shell costs $100K+.

One GPS-guided artillery shell, like the M982 Excalibur, can achieve the same effect as between 10 and 50 unguided artillery rounds.

So, drones are still cheaper.

 

[Pitdogg2]

Still think China's not a problem....

 

[Shibadog]

You forgot the cost of the M777 howitzer ($2-4million USD) to fire the cheap ($3-5K) basic 155 shell, but since the drone is GPS/equivalent-guided the GPS-guided 155 shell costs $100K+.

One GPS-guided artillery shell, like the M982 Excalibur, can achieve the same effect as between 10 and 50 unguided artillery rounds.

So, drones are still cheaper.

Amazing.