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Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (www.defense.gov)
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[–] Aidinthel@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So the solution to drone swarms is to go back to the days of shooting at aircraft with machine guns? It seems that modern problems do not necessarily require modern solutions, after all.

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well I have also read about add-ons for regular service rifles that enable a user to shoot down drones.

Like this: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a32758215/drone-scope-smash-2000-plus/