Drone technology has been one of the most game-changing developments in the last 50 years of warfare. From US MQ-9 Reaper strikes in the Middle East to Russian Geran-3 attacks in Ukraine, drones have taken on a larger and larger role in modern warfare.

One of the more recent developments in drone warfare is the advent of small, first-person-view drones used in a hunter-killer capacity. These small drones, which can be equipped to drop small munitions, or simply detonate themselves like a 21st-century kamikaze, are one of the most terrifying forces on the modern battlefield.

One only has to watch a few of the videos coming out of the Ukraine war (I don’t recommend this; they are often disturbing) to understand the psychological toll that drone warfare takes on the human combatants.

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