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'Cruise missile' drones and low-cost Shahed knockoffs listed on Alibaba

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Beep@lemmus.org⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-03-19/low-cost-autonomous-cruise-missile-drones-listed-on-alibaba/106448410

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  • OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Aw, I was hoping for less than $50k. That’s still pretty expensive!

    Plus, they probably don’t even come with payloads, so that will add additional cost.

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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    A drone listing is described in the seller’s catalogue as a “cruise missile” able to carry a 2kg warhead 30km

    If you’re lucky, it’ll carry a 0.5kg warhead 10km. That’s assuming they don’t ship it with any missing pieces.

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    • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The FBI would be all over this shit.

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    • Eheran@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Hm? They can carry 100x as much payload over more than 10x that distance.

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I went to Alibaba to look around and holy shit searching is so ass and takes so long because of the “AI”. hahaha

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  • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    can’t wait for a rich broccoli head YouTuber buying one for a shitty video

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  • rogsson@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    How many Trump diapers can it carry as a payload? 

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    • sirboozebum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Not enough for Trump

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  • db2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    How much literal shit do you think it could carry to Pennsylvania Ave? Asking for a friend.

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