http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/24/crowdfunding-war-ukraines-diy-drone-makers
"We pulled away, hearing a firefight to the right of us, and passed
armoured vehicles firing towards the separatist forces’ positions until
we finally pulled over on a muddy track. Removing a giant box from the
roof of the vehicle, the soldiers took out an enormous multirotor drone.
Within minutes it was set up and flying thousands of feet above our
position. Then they quickly brought it back down – and began to attach
the bomb.
The drone pilot fiddled with the controls and two soldiers stepped
forward to attach the bomb to a holding mechanism that sprung out from
underneath the drone. It was quickly in the air again, hovering just a
few hundred feet from our position. And then they dropped the bomb.
But nothing happened. They just laughed, and turned to us saying: 'It’s just a practice bomb.'”
I kind of hope quadcopters aren't weaponized, but it's probably inevitable.
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