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Re:Launch HN: Radical (YC W23) – Autonomous high-altitude so... by denton-scratch on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:35AM (#37913977)
I don't know how they communicate with FPV drones 20-30Km away on the battlefield. They can't use cellphone networks, because they're compromised. I doubt you can fit a starlink terminal to a drone.

But this thing could be fitted with frequency-hopping comms, and could control a swarm of attack drones from 70,000 feet. It could also have a backlink to the pilot, allowing him to control any drone in the swarm.

I imagine the Ukrainian nerds are already all over this sort of idea.

Re:Launch HN: Radical (YC W23) – Autonomous high-altitude so... by inemesitaffia on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @05:01AM (#37926340)
The Ukrainians have infact fitted starlink to aerial drones. One of the reasons for their disputes with SpaceX.