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@epictittus @sickburnbro I suspect that Iran is not tipping their cards whereas Russia is talking bigger than they are, in net, all in all.

@epictittus @sickburnbro Iran is the only country that appears to be taking drones seriously. China has a few toys in development. Russia has Lancets, but they're still on the pricey side and not producing nearly enough of them. The US has quadrillion dollar pilotless F35's that might be combat ready in 10 years, assuming Boeing doesn't decide to milk more cash out of the project.

Iran, on the other hand, is the biggest military drone supplier with a large variety of models at very low prices. They also have built a dedicated drone carrier and have two more in drydock. A converted cargo ship isn't the best platform (submarines?) but it's not much worse than the US aircraft carriers.

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@caekislove These aren't even rare. Someone just flew one in from somewhere.

@AsukaNeko @epictittus @sickburnbro We have really yet to see what sort of air defense Iran really has. They seem to keep much of their tech under wraps until the last minute.

@sickburnbro @epictittus Not only that, but it's relatively easy to jam. All of the current satnav ones are. The US is extremely dependent on GPS and it will come to bite them should they go to war with a country from the 21st century.

@sickburnbro @epictittus High-flying ballistic missiles are another story, but you really shouldn't be using those as weapons anymore anyway. They're much easier to detect, track, and defend against than something skimming the surface.

Guiding hypersonic glide vehicles is probably a huge pain in the ass. GPS is likely too slow and onboard cameras would be a big blur. My guess is they're some combination of high precision inertial guidance and target illumination where possible. Online sources are rather vague about the details.

@sickburnbro @epictittus For low-ish flying guided missiles, the missile has an onboard downward pointing camera which it compares to cached aerial photos. It's very effective. I believe the tomahawk used a radar version, but the principle is the same.

@epictittus @sickburnbro Just use a camera and cached satellite photos. This is roughly how a tomahawk guides itself. There are few practical jamming methods.

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