INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine is fielding carrier drones or motherships to transport FPVs to the target area before launching them
Russian forces reported these as far back as November 2023, and last month Russian news agency TASS stated that Ukraine was carrying out FPV
attacks 25 miles or more behind the lines in seven regions, suggesting that use is becoming widespread.The commander of the Typhoon drone
The Chinese Navy officially commissioned its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, in 2012
The Chinese already had a navy and an air force, but flying aircraft from ships required a whole new skill set for both
New military operations take practice to perfect, and learning under field conditions is harder.While a single FPV strike may be simple, a
carrier with one or more FPVs is more complex and involved more people and hardware
The carrier remains in the area to act as a flying radio relay for the FPV and Michael says they would not fly a reusable carrier drone
displayed drone carriers include both fixed wing and multi-rotor types, carrying one, two, four or six FPVs
significant complexity, especially under field conditions
This avoid some threats, only to run into others
fly in, lock on and engage well-protected targets
Apart from extending range, carrier drones eliminate problems like radio shadow and shorten the time between detecting a target and engaging
They also open up the possibility of multiple coordinated strikes against long-range targets.
Meanwhile, interceptor operators
