The first ever air "battle" between reconnaissance drones took place in the sky over the DPR

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The first ever air "battle" between reconnaissance drones took place in the sky over the DPR

Air combat between two reconnaissance drones occurred as part of a special military operation, allegedly in the sky over the Donbass, there is no exact reference. The video with the fight appeared on the Web and is rapidly spreading through Internet resources.

The air "battle" was filmed by one of the drones in the air and conducting reconnaissance. The footage shows how a Mavic 3 reconnaissance drone located at a short distance detects the enemy, and then attacks him, trying to ram. A moment later, an attacking drone and fragments of its propeller flicker in the frame. Judging by the fact that the attacked drone continues to monitor, the ramming failed and the attacker "safely" went to the ground.



Since the video is distributed by both Russian and Ukrainian resources, and on the attacking drone there are no inscriptions, it is not possible to determine its belonging. The thing is that Mavic 3 quadrocopters use both sides for reconnaissance.

However, later a number of Russian TG channels disseminated information that the video was filmed by a Russian drone over the territory of the DPR. The drone monitored the movement of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and corrected artillery fire.

However, the Ukrainian side claims that it was a Ukrainian drone, and the drone that attacked it was Russian. Who admits that it was his drone that lost, and even in such, so to speak, a historical battle ...

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    1. +33
      13 October 2022 17: 26
      The first airplanes also tried to chop the wing or tail with propellers. Then the pilots began to take revolvers with them. Then machine guns firing through the propeller. Then air cannons. Then rockets.
      1. +25
        13 October 2022 17: 35
        Maybe it all started before.
        Dragons, broomsticks...why not?
        1. +4
          13 October 2022 18: 54
          Quote: bulat
          The spiral went around the second circle

          Well, yes.
          UAVs will have special weapons exclusively against other UAVs.
          But unarmed UAVs will remain too.
          Purely commercial interest. One armed will cost as much as a dozen unarmed, and weigh twice as much. Accordingly, more fuel will be consumed, more funds for maintenance.
          And a small unarmed drone can be carried in a backpack where necessary, let out of the bushes for a couple of minutes, examine what is needed, and return it before anyone notices.
          1. +3
            13 October 2022 20: 11
            Quote: Shurik70
            UAVs will have special weapons exclusively against other UAVs.

            Taiwan, USA, Turkey


            1. +3
              13 October 2022 20: 16
              Yes, familiar weapons are tested everywhere.
              Here in Belarus, grenade launchers are attached to squares.

              I'm talking about weapons purely against drones. It's either a point-blank shotgun or long-range shrapnel.
      2. +16
        13 October 2022 17: 38
        It's time for the Mavics to smarten up and take a revolver with them! wink wassat
        1. +5
          13 October 2022 17: 49
          NOT only a revolver, but also a parachute, so that the control device could return to the base and tell everything in a human voice, and not bark. I mean, of course, our drone, and theirs, let it burn with fire.
        2. +3
          13 October 2022 18: 15
          In Turkey, the machine has already been screwed on, they will start selling soon wassat
          1. +5
            13 October 2022 18: 24
            We, too, have already played footage before the operation of how a drone is flying from a machine gun and a machine gun. Only something like this is not visible at the front. There seem to be no problems hanging a machine gun or machine gun, but something does not grow together. So far, only grenades and mines can throw.
        3. 0
          13 October 2022 20: 15
          Quote: Grandfather is an amateur
          It's time for the Mavics to smarten up and take a revolver with them! wink wassat

        4. 0
          13 October 2022 20: 47
          Laser, green, with which the pilots were blinded.
          1. 0
            13 October 2022 21: 51
            Laser, green, with which the pilots were blinded.

            And all you need is a receiver that scans the air of the FPV range and the same transmitter.
            I caught the enemy's signal, turned it on on the same channel - and the enemy was blind. There is also standard bullshit on these toys. Quad racers even set the minimum power to 25 MW, otherwise they interfere with each other even on different channels.
            All this weighs 15 grams - just a mini-jamming station on a quadric. wassat
            Then there will be open source software, a passive locator, a laser range finder ... etc. The Chinese industry will have a lot of things to do lol .
            1. 0
              15 October 2022 06: 06
              I caught the signal of the enemy, turned on the bad on the same channel - and the enemy was blind.

              And he too .. the range is common to both.
              Another thing is that the exchange can be profitable.
      3. +7
        13 October 2022 17: 49
        The first airplanes also tried to chop the wing or tail with propellers.
        In fact, the pilots of the first airplanes were still smarter. They did not try to chop with a screw from the bottom, but exactly the opposite. From above, they tried to remove the landing gear on a lower-flying aircraft. The history of aviation must be studied in order not to do such stupid things as in the video.
        1. +3
          13 October 2022 18: 22
          This is how I understood this video - the person filming caught up and sat down.
          How could the one below see the one behind, above?
          1. +1
            13 October 2022 20: 39
            Judging by the movements, nevertheless, this Mavic attacked head-on only from the bottom. And in front he sees normally. The camera angle is enough not only to see forward but also to see higher.
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              1. +1
                13 October 2022 20: 53
                Back is unlikely. I think there is more likely the front and lower hemispheres. And in the video, as far as I understand, the mavic was turned towards the target with optics. That is, he attacked, he completely saw the target. And this is either a gross piloting error, or simply ignorance of the elementary principles of ramming.
            2. -2
              13 October 2022 20: 55
              Yes, I saw it from the 9th time. Judging by the fact that the shooter
              did not move - he has a significant mass. Geranium-2?
              1. +1
                14 October 2022 01: 09
                I also think that the mass is much larger. But not geranium. Geranium works by coordinates, it does not have a television transmission channel, nor, of course, image recording. And it seemed to me that this is some kind of multicopter. Maybe this is the attacker's maneuver and explains. I tried to hit the combat load, and not shoot down entirely.
      4. +7
        13 October 2022 17: 51
        Yes, this is the first step into the era of unmanned combat, nothing prevents now from putting shooters on drones to destroy their brothers in the sky, it may be cheaper than shooting them down from the Earth. In general, aliens watch with interest and place bets)))
        1. +4
          13 October 2022 18: 46
          It’s quite possible to shoot some kind of grid, the most effective way to physically fill up a quadrocopter
        2. +2
          13 October 2022 21: 55
          Quote from Silver99
          Yes, this is the first step into the era of unmanned combat, nothing prevents now from putting shooters on drones to destroy their brothers in the sky, it may be cheaper than shooting them down from the Earth.

          This topic has been ventilated for a long time. Recently they showed how a drone shoots a grid against its fellow from a container. And cheap and cheerful. The weight of the net is insignificant, when opened, the capture area is decent, it does not load power and saves battery power. The result will be the same, falling down.
      5. +1
        13 October 2022 22: 52
        Quote: bulat
        The spiral went on the second circle.

        Well, here is the first recorded air battle of quadrocopters in Ukraine. All according to the classics - it began with a battering ram. Therefore, they will begin to hang revolvers and pistols, then machine guns. And in the end - squadrons of drones, dog dumps, aces drones and the flying circus of Baron Richkopter's drone.
    2. +12
      13 October 2022 17: 27
      The filming drone didn't even flinch. Excerpt however. lol
      1. +3
        13 October 2022 18: 10
        Excerpt however.
        - there is apparently not only exposure, but also a higher weight category ....
        1. 0
          13 October 2022 21: 01
          And it could be like this: https://t.me/boris_rozhin/66893
      2. +2
        13 October 2022 20: 31
        It is even possible that a mine also hung under it and something steel blew the blades. He carried Mino calmly and then an enemy copter, but what does he think if he is touched by a mine, what will happen ....
      3. 0
        13 October 2022 20: 59
        Here is an option for destruction https://t.me/boris_rozhin/66974
    3. +5
      13 October 2022 17: 27
      Mavic named after Gastello wassat interesting approach to the use of technology
    4. +2
      13 October 2022 17: 30
      Bring the Guinness book faster! Let's celebrate the achievement! Yes
      + Now you need to include a chapter about the destruction of your own kind into the tactics of Drones!
      1. +10
        13 October 2022 17: 53
        Yesterday, a drone overwhelmed the MiG-29 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a maneuverable air battle near Vinnitsa.
    5. +5
      13 October 2022 17: 33
      The first ever air "battle" between reconnaissance drones took place in the sky over the DPR
      . Everything goes to that ... drones will fight with their own kind.
      1. +4
        13 October 2022 18: 03
        Video of a Chinese drone carrying a robot dog with a machine gun is on the net .. hi
        1. 0
          13 October 2022 18: 20
          Yes, for advertising and raise the cow up!
          And sho, a specific "bomber" !!! It won't seem enough if such a "fresh bomb" arrives?
          1. 0
            13 October 2022 22: 12
            Yes, for advertising and raise the cow up!

            And someone is lucky "Geran-2" will fall into the garden without exploding - an excellent engine for nothing. laughing
            What? Buy one "shahid" from the Iranians, throw out the bomb, make a cockpit out of plywood and fly in the village for your own pleasure.
            1. +1
              14 October 2022 00: 59
              Quote: dauria
              What? Buy one "shahid" from the Iranians, throw out the bomb, make a cockpit out of plywood and fly in the village for your own pleasure.

              It won't pull. Even the Bayraktar TB2 is too weak to lift even one pilot. But with his twin-engine brother Bayraktar Akıncı, if you throw out the extra electronic stuffing, then it’s quite possible to shove the cockpit onto the pilot and a couple of not too overweight passengers. A range of over 7000 km and a cruising speed of 240 km/h (maximum 361 km/h) make it an alternative business jet for the rogue. Unless of course it will be possible to certify it in such a configuration.
              But the Shahed’s motor can be completely attached to the bike and have a sickly moped at the exit (well, or a non-motorcycle, it’s like looking at it). Maybe even a hang glider will pull.
    6. -6
      13 October 2022 17: 34
      However, the Ukrainian side claims that it was a Ukrainian drone

      I think so too. They have healthy human-sized quadcopters, recently the Chechens showed one such trophy one. In a collision, the mavic fell into disrepair and fell, and this one was like a pellet to an elephant.
    7. +4
      13 October 2022 17: 36
      Experimental prototype. To fight drone intruders ... in short, a flying automatic carbine
      1. +2
        13 October 2022 18: 34
        Filmed three years ago, and things are still there. Slow work comrades!
      2. 0
        14 October 2022 20: 02
        Cool! Such a drone, in addition to hunting UAVs, can also be used to attack columns
    8. -11
      13 October 2022 17: 40
      Yes .... The first battle between the Slavs ....
      1. +5
        13 October 2022 17: 48
        Not at all. The civil war in post-revolutionary Russia, the destruction of Bandera in the forties of the last century, and in ancient times a lot of battles in internecine wars between princes. There are a lot of battles between the Slavs in history.
        1. ZoV
          -1
          13 October 2022 17: 53
          Quote: Leshak
          There are a lot of battles between the Slavs in history.

          To the delight of the Anglo-Saxons, etc. Their job is usually to pit and dominate What we are now seeing again!
      2. +2
        13 October 2022 17: 54
        Yes .... The first battle between the Slavs ....
        Tradition-s. The first air ramming was done by Pyotr Nesterov.
    9. +8
      13 October 2022 17: 42
      Quote: bulat
      The first airplanes also tried to chop the wing or tail with propellers. Then the pilots began to take revolvers with them. Then machine guns firing through the propeller. Then air cannons. Then rockets.

      You can't shoot down an eroplan from a revolver fool Only pistols in chorus, only hardcore fellow
      1. +1
        13 October 2022 18: 18
        Only pistols in chorus, only hardcore
        - bullshit, your Mausers
    10. -1
      13 October 2022 17: 50
      Interesting. It looks like this needs to be continued.
    11. +6
      13 October 2022 17: 51
      The 21st century, however. Soon, tough gamers will be in great demand in the army.
      A long time ago, an American film was on the screens of cinemas as aliens set up slot machines with a space shooter on Earth in different cities. The guy who knocked out a record number of points was deported, against his will, somewhere else even in the Galaxy and became a space fighter pilot!
      1. 0
        13 October 2022 21: 15
        Here's a topic for you [media=https://t.me/boris_rozhin/66974]
    12. 0
      13 October 2022 17: 53
      Judging by the video, the second quad accidentally hooked the shooter with screws.
      stern. Cameras installed to search for obstacles do not transmit video to the operator, but only warn of a possible collision.
      1. +1
        13 October 2022 22: 19
        Judging by the video, the second quad accidentally hooked the shooter with screws.

        He was at the bottom, got into the jet from the screws of the top - it’s quite enough to tumble, no gyroscopes will work out such a wild thing. Somersault - and bitten with a screw.
    13. +4
      13 October 2022 17: 57
      There is no more DPR, there is only the Donetsk Republic of the Russian Federation.
    14. +2
      13 October 2022 18: 03
      The first shots of the duel between controlled robots, while the human operators are far from the scene. This is the war of the future laughing
    15. +2
      13 October 2022 18: 07
      Not the first. There is a video, but not in the public domain, from the liberation of Mariupol, where our drone hovers over the enemy and drops a stone previously attached to the suspension system onto it.
    16. +1
      13 October 2022 18: 07
      The MiG-29 has already fought with the Russian drone. bully He didn't like it.
    17. -1
      13 October 2022 18: 15
      Well, that's all, now the briefings in the briefings will begin to add hundreds of quadrocopters shot down by a ram a day to the downed aircraft :))))))
      1. +3
        13 October 2022 18: 21
        Where are the uraniums and the unrechts. There is not a single robot from the scene. It is not known whether the development goes further. The latest news about the robot based on the BMP-3 was all. Some quadcopters and UAVs.
        1. +1
          13 October 2022 18: 39
          Aha! And then unmanned vehicles! There was an idea to control tanks at a distance, from a safe place. One Manilovism! belay recourse what
        2. +1
          13 October 2022 19: 14
          The latest news about the robot based on the BMP-3 was all. Some quadcopters and UAVs.

          Or
          Tank-robot "Sturm" will begin testing in April

          https://rg.ru/2022/03/14/tank-robot-shturm-nachnut-ispytyvat-v-aprele-on-mozhet-okazatsia-kruche-armaty.html
          1. 0
            13 October 2022 19: 20
            This is all interesting, but on the basis of armored vehicles, of course, not quite the same. They are too big. Engineers certainly know better.
            1. 0
              13 October 2022 20: 05
              They are too big.

              This is a replacement for a tank in which the crew does not have to sit.
              And about Nerekhta, and uranium9 and bmp3. There is also a marker.
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsZvtaJxM8o
    18. +1
      13 October 2022 18: 52
      The source of the video is Prytula (one of the leaders of Turn Alive), so the ownership of the mavic is easy to establish
    19. +1
      13 October 2022 19: 07
      The drone war has begun! May the force be with us...
    20. 0
      14 October 2022 03: 33
      What music is playing in the video please?
    21. 0
      14 October 2022 03: 41
      "Air Wars. War of Drones. Part 1"
    22. 0
      14 October 2022 05: 59
      When reading the comments, a simple thought, like a drawing of a brick, came to mind - we take a block of heat traps, re-equip the cartridges - instead of a pyro composition, we load each cartridge with a nylon mesh one and a half meters (about 12 grams). We get the possibility of a minimum of 20, a maximum of 100 shots, depending on the model of the trap. The weight is small, the control is only electronic without any kinematics, as in versions with pistols, machine guns and other shooters. Guidance either along a blunt straight down, or horizontally using optics with a grid graduation of 5, 10, 15 and 20 meters - the deployed grid will not reach further even if the corners are loaded. Cheap, angry, reliable. I give the idea to all interested.
    23. 0
      14 October 2022 09: 15
      Yes, while drone warfare is analogous to the beginning of WW1, grids should be effective. Deshego, angrily, does not require a strength of material for the hull, you can retrofit the grid itself with fuses ...

      The main thing is that it was already possible in the articles, it was tested, etc. And in real life - IMHO - it remains to wait a bit
    24. 0
      14 October 2022 15: 04
      It is true that history is cyclical. Straight Nesterov and Rosenthal.
    25. 0
      15 October 2022 11: 42
      A shotgun is good, but it’s enough to throw a mesh on the propeller.
    26. 0
      15 October 2022 11: 46
      Here is the usual collision, the operator was confused or the field of view was not enough, and you never know what.

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