FPV Drones: The Ledger of Low-Cost Warfare
2025-03-19 15:46
The essence of war is mutual attrition, using low-cost attack methods to weaken the opponent's high-value assets.
In the past, a $170,000 Javelin missile could easily destroy a $4 million T-90MS tank.
Today, an FPV drone priced at just $300 achieves the same result.
FPV drones, with their compact size, hide within buildings and forests to launch sudden attacks.
Their low-altitude flight allows them to easily evade radar detection.
Equipped with high-precision imaging controls, these drones strike critical weak points: a tank’s top armor, engine compartment, tracks, suspension system, optics, and turret sensors—delivering lethal blows.
Even accounting for exceptions, it’s clear that if it takes about 13,333 FPV drones to "replace" a $4 million T-90MS tank, the effectiveness of swarm attacks is undeniable.
Flying at a speed of 50 meters per second, an FPV drone can easily destroy a soldier costing up to $150,000 — equivalent to the cost of about 500 drones.
Even more shocking is the production efficiency of FPV drones. Unlike tanks, which require months to assemble, or soldiers, who undergo years of training, anyone can assemble an FPV drone in a day, without special equipment.
So, what can a $300 FPV drone destroy?
· A soldier: $150,000
· A T-90 tank: $4,000,000
· A small ammunition depot: $500,000
· A fighter jet: $50,000,000
· An energy facility: Hundreds of billions
If war were a meticulously calculated ledger, FPV drones would be the deadliest entry—already proven in combat.
According to General Syrskyi of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as of January 2025, drones were responsible for 66% of Russian losses, with 49% of these directly attributed to FPV drones.
In the Ukraine conflict, Ukrainian forces have used drones to precisely target enemy command posts, armored vehicles, and energy facilities, destroying assets worth tens of billions at a cost of mere millions.
Of course, drones are not invincible. It’s reported that both Russian and Ukrainian forces lose thousands of drones each month, most of which crash due to electronic jamming — and jamming devices cost far less than the drones. However, as technology continues to improve, the anti-jamming capabilities of FPV drones are steadily advancing, making future battlefields even more complex.
Ultimately, war is a ledger of mutual resource depletion, and FPV drones are taking this principle to a whole new extreme.
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