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Russians complain that cheap Hornet UAVs now reach Crimea. (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If it can find and approach the balloon close enough to set off a grenade,

That is the problem. Weather balloons usually fly between 18-37km above sea level. That is hard to impossible to reach for even a fighter jet, which have service ceilings of 18km. Simpler cheaper aircraft can not fly that high. With the guns range being somewhat limited, you basically need to fire a missile at the balloon. That however is too expensive.

[–] WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Screenshot says they're flying at 5-7 km altitude though, which is a very different situation