I think innovation like this, that is so cheap and accessible, is terrible for the super powers. I'm imagining if this type of thing was available in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars, the US would have had a MUCH worse time.

I would think it would be in the best interests of any first world country with a tendency toward... wars away from home... to limit the advancement of technology like this.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I think innovation like this, that is so cheap and accessible, is terrible for the super powers. I’m imagining if this type of thing was available in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars, the US would have had a MUCH worse time.

Yup, on both points. That said, we've only seen what disorganized and underfunded groups struggling to survive could do with the tech in Ukraine. Imagine what a superpower could bring to mass production, long range delivery and mass coordination coupled to a first class military - china or the us. And it's going to be peer adversarial - drones sometimes take out other drones in Ukraine, in the next major conflict we're going to see swarm vs swarm actions.

shit's gonna get crazy fast