Ukraine Ups Drone Game, “Metal Burning” Thermite Drones To Take Down Putin’s “Cope Cages” | #CV

Ukraine Ups Drone Game, “Metal Burning” Thermite Drones To Take Down Putin’s “Cope Cages” | #CV

[Applause] [Music] a new type of drone mounted with am munition which can Pierce metal has been Unleashed by Kev against Russia says a new report there is no explosion no dense white smoke this is thermite the Ukrainian forces recently used this weapon to attack a house occupied by Russian troops according to the Forbes report a recent video posted by Ukrainian drone fundraiser sahis enko shows an attack on the house by what he calls a special drone reportedly mounted with thermite grenades which burned straight through the metal roof the video begins with two firstperson view or fpv drones with small explosive Warheads targ get in the house but they only manage to break a few Windows usually made of a mixture of powered ion oxide in other words rust and aluminum it does not need external oxygen to burn reaching temperatures of around 4,000 de F A thermite reaction tends to melt through whatever it is standing on it can also burn [Music] underwater while it has many Pros it’s big biggest drawback is that it has to be close to the Target to have an effect keeping this in mind some manufacturers advise that the thermite bombs should be dropped from low altitude preferably less than 100 ft otherwise they may bounce off the target this is why the US Army’s M14 thermite grenades which is an improved version of thermite is classed more as a demolition tool than a [Music] weapon it is used to damage immobilize or destroy Vehicles weapon systems shelters or Munitions the grenade may also be used to start fires in areas containing flammable materials according to the military analysis Network the US thermic grenade has a body made of sheet metal with a filler of thermate weighing 16.5 o an m201 A1 fuse and a total weight of 32 o while the thermite demolition normally requires hand placement of the grenade these days though a small drone can position it with almost equal precision as shown in this video from Ukraine’s birds of magar drone unit in which four abandoned Russian vehicles are destroyed by thermite grenades dropped through the hatches birds of magar is one of the most respected and experienced drone units and their use of thermite suggests it is [Music] [Applause] effective the Forbes report says that some of the thermite Munitions are coming from the steel Hornets Group which basically functions as Amazon for drone bombs shipping small orders directly to individual drone units steel Hornets previously made a variety of armor piercing and fragmentation Munitions for drop drones heavy bombers and fpvs it’s only been a few months since they launched a new product line of thermite Munitions as per Forbes the smallest is a one PB bomb suitable for small quadcopters which will burn through steel a sixth of an inch thick in 10 seconds and costs $10 the largest weighs over5 and will burn through a third of an inch of Steel leaving a hole 4 in across and filling the interior with red hot liquid metal costing [Music] $24 some of these bombs come with Magnetic attachment presumably for precision and zero altitude drops the combination of drones and thermite is a powerful one as the drones Precision delivery can out the thermite exactly where it will have the greatest effect and even a small grenade can start a big fire drones have taken on a new dimension since the start of the war in Ukraine on February 24th 2022 they have gradually established themselves as an essential weapon for both sides as the war drags on Ukraine has been trying to develop and produce attack drones with a longer range to narrow the Gap in strike capabilities with Russia fpvs have proven to be a game Cher for Ukraine which relies heavily on these drones to take down Russian targets [Music] [Music] fpv refers to a method of controlling a drone using a live video feed from the drone’s onboard camera allowing the operator to see what the Drone sees in real time and its efficiency depends a lot on the person operating it while Russia has deployed Jammers to prevent Ukrainian drone attacks ke’s forces have changed their tactics and and adapted to the situation it depends on our equipment and it depends for the uh G devices friendly Gman devices and Russia Gman like it can influence our Visual and uh uh and the transmitter can’t uh do anything about that you can just uh change frequencies and it might help and uh the adapting we hand Moscow regularly conducts long range aerial bombardments of Ukraine with missiles and drones particularly Iran made Shah hiid also known as kamikaz drones as Ukraine steps up drone attacks on Russian oil and gas storage sites and electricity substations thermite is likely to feature increasingly and the metal cages which the Russians have started putting around its critical infrastructure to avoid drone attacks are unlikely to stop them

Amid the war with Russia, Ukraine has deployed a new type of drone mounted with thermite grenades which can burn metal, as per a report by Forbes. Videos shared online show Kyiv’s forces using this weapon to attack a house occupied by Russian troops.
Drones have taken on a new dimension since the start of the war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. They have gradually established themselves as an essential weapon for both sides as the war drags on and gets costlier.
Watch more details.
00:00 – Introduction
00:14 – Ukraine uses thermite drones against Russian forces: Report
1:06 – What makes thermite deadly?
2:18 – Specifications of thermate
3:07 – Where is Ukraine sourcing these munitions from?
3:46 – Thermite bombs offered by Steel Hornets
4:35 – Ukraine doubles down on drone warfare

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