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// R A D I O - W A V E S . This is an oversimplification of radio propagation and shows the differences between bands. . HF is used to communicate hundreds, even thousands, of miles, but requires more power and technical expertise than VHF/UHF systems. . It's important to note that UHF is also used for satellite communications for its ability to travel well through the upper atmosphere . [Made some edits to the original picture posted by FlatEarth.ws to better suit the audience] . #baofeng #overlanding #comms #communications #milsimwest #selfreliance #homesteading #homestead #shtf #bugoutbag

// P L A N . Lots of military jargon, but it comes down to this: - Plan for many elements; PACE is element to element - One PACE may not apply to a different kind of element - PACE can change during operations . Not just a bunch of frequencies, not just a blanket plan for everyone, and not just the same all the time. . More systems, more options. . Note: The first picture isn't actually that robust. All systems except HF are line-of-sight systems, increasing interceptability. Adding Iridium or other space-based comms adds capabilities, but rely on external infrastructure. Getting creative with whats available. . REFS: Army FM 6-02 Signal Support to Ops. Army ATP 6-02.53 Techniques for Tactical Radio Ops. MCIS. EP EMCON SOP. All available for free. . #comms #communications #atak #frs #gmrs #hf #hfradio #hamradio #baofeng #anytone #btech #rucksack

// DRONES . Additional lnfo: . Fixed-Wing Drones • Fixed-Wings are commonly used in wider areas or for payload delivery on a fixed target • Longer flight times allow for more observation but the craft is always moving forward, unless a VTOL GPS-guidance gets a significant payload further but still suffers from jamming and interference • Pure FWs are harder to land and use in forested areas. VTOL Fixed-Wing Drones better suited for this environment, but have more weight, costs, points of failure, etc. and relatively less flight time . Intercepting Telemetry • Drone location, model, altitude, speed, serial no flight path, flight time, pilot's location, and home location (start point) • There are many scripts you can run on a DJI drone to spoof drone ID and telemetry. The FakeGPS app on a smartphone spoofs the pilot's location, but this doesn't spoof or hide the take-off location,. Nolimitdronez and CIAJeepDoors scripts customize some locked features. Running scripts voids warranty (repairs). • A mobile G8 DJI Aeroscope unit has a 30km omni- directional range, while a stationary G1 6 unit can range out to 50km. • There are hundreds of custom drone detection systems that range further, decode more, and can pinpoint signals with great accuracy. . Obviously, geofencing is no longer an issue for most drones, but the capability to geofence remains along with the associated DroneID and telemetry.

One of the main LIMFACs of FPV is max distance… the easiest way to increase distance is to increase power… increased power has measurable consequences… Thank you for your attention to this matter⚡️⚔️ ••• #fpv #spectrumanalyzer #drones #drone #comms

Drone Warfare: Future is Now, Oldman! “Your serve, motha trucka!” That’s not a gimmick. That’s the future tapping you on the shoulder. We keep telling ourselves we’re preparing for modern warfare. White papers get written. Briefs get given. Acronyms get polished until they shine. But none of that matters when a $1,000 drone turns a multi-million dollar platform into a coffin because someone left a hatch open. Drones didn’t just evolve the battlefield—they collapsed it. The kill chain isn’t some drawn-out process anymore. It’s detection, decision, destruction—compressed into seconds. No staff sync. No long approval chains. Just a guy with a screen, a signal, and authority pushed to the edge. Persistent ISR means you’re never not being watched. And once you’re found, you’re already late. We like to say modernization takes time. That it’s like turning an aircraft carrier. Sure. But that analogy breaks down when we’re ignoring things that don’t require time, money, or a new program office—just discipline. This isn’t a tech problem. It’s a habits problem. 7 Simple Steps before the enemy does it for you: 1. No open, unattended hatches or doorways. 2. Emplace air guards. 3. Think cover & concealment—multi-spectral, not just visual. 4. Reintroduce & expand C-IED / EW jamming. 5. Harden platforms & positions against top-attack. 6. Enforce signature management & EMCON like your life depends on it—because it does. 7. Develop a counter drone SOP. That tennis ball isn’t just a training aid—it’s a warning shot. Today it’s a tennis ball. Tomorrow it’s a shaped charge, a grenade, or something smarter, faster, and autonomous. The uncomfortable truth is we don’t need a revolutionary breakthrough to survive this fight—we need to execute the basics at a level we’ve gotten away from. The units that win won’t be the ones with the newest tech, they’ll be the ones that adapt fastest, enforce discipline hardest, and treat every open hatch like a liability instead of a convenience. #Drone #dronestagram #war #military #usa

Launching the interceptor drone "YOLKA" from a first-person perspective and shooting down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone in the Belgorod region. An extremely simple and effective means of intercepting drones when firing from a short distance. ⚠️ Informational and journalistic post, not an endorsement of war or any violent activities #YOLKA #russia #ukraine #ai #uav

3-Click Kill-Chain: Maven Smart Systems The kill chain used to look like a crowded command post at 0200. Eight screens glowing, analysts bouncing between satellite feeds, drone video, SIGINT dashboards, and a dozen chat windows while someone yelled for the fires cell to confirm grid accuracy. Hours of coordination just to move a detection from “interesting” to “actionable.” Enter Maven Smart System — the Pentagon’s AI-enabled targeting brain that quietly helped identify and strike more than 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury. Instead of analysts juggling a digital octopus of intelligence systems, Maven fuses satellite imagery, drone feeds, SIGINT, and OSINT into a single operational picture. A raw AI detection appears. An analyst verifies it. Three clicks later the system generates a recommended course of action and identifies the best asset to prosecute the target. The kill chain that once took hours now closes inside one platform. The real kicker is how it plays with the rest of the ecosystem. Maven isn’t replacing traditional C4ISR architecture; it’s the smart layer sitting on top of it. Pair it with sensors like EagleEye, feed it oceans of OSINT and battlefield data through Palantir Technologies, and suddenly targeting starts to look less like staff work and more like a dropdown menu. Systems like Shrike take that data and push it directly into fires and maneuver decisions. This whole stack traces back to Project Maven, launched in 2017 when the Pentagon realized it was drowning in its own surveillance data. The problem wasn’t collecting intelligence anymore. It was processing it fast enough to matter. Now the workflow is simple: detect, validate, recommend, strike. Three clicks. Welcome to the future of warfare. #military #modernwarfare #war #drone #planner

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Cartel IED droppable Drones The battlefield keeps evolving. And it’s not just in Ukraine, Gaza, or Nagorno-Karabakh. We’ve known this was coming. For years, Mexican cartels have used drones for ISR, route surveillance, overwatch on convoys, and even cross-border drug transport. Cheap, commercial-off-the-shelf platforms gave them persistent eyes in the sky. Now that capability appears to be shifting from observation to direct attack. Recent reports indicate that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) employed armed drones to target elements of the Secretariat of National Defense and local Mexican police forces. These weren’t military-grade UAVs. They were reportedly modified COTS platforms such as the DJI Mavic or Matrice series—commercial drones you can buy online—retrofit to air-drop improvised explosive devices. Let that sink in. A few thousand dollars in hardware. Basic modification skills. And you’ve created a vertical IED threat with stand-off capability. This mirrors what we’ve seen globally: non-state actors leveraging low-cost drones to offset conventional force advantages. The barrier to entry is low. The tactical impact is disproportionate. And the psychological effect is massive. When every vehicle halt, checkpoint, or patrol can be observed from above—and potentially struck—freedom of maneuver changes overnight. The lesson isn’t just about Mexico. It’s about the democratization of airpower. Commercial ISR platforms are now dual-use weapons systems. Air-dropped IEDs from quadcopters are no longer a battlefield anomaly—they’re a trend line. Cartels, insurgents, militias, and proxy actors are studying the same footage everyone else is. For military and law enforcement forces, this reinforces several realities: • Counter-UAS must be organic, layered, and constant. • Dispersion and movement discipline matter again. • Signature management isn’t optional. • Overhead threat awareness is now 360° vertical. Technology doesn’t care who uses it. The side that adapts fastest wins the next engagement. #war #military #méxico #drone #modernwarfare

🐕‍🦺Skynet’s..er, Skydio’s New Killer Robo Doggo The Skynet timeline is proceeding ahead of schedule… Just when the steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom-fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair thought he was irreplaceable, along comes man’s new best friend… with a grenade launcher strapped to its back. Called the Combat Operational Dog with Integrated Autonomous Quadruped or CODiAQ. At AUSA 2025, Skydio unveiled CODiAQ, a combat-ready robotic quadruped designed for the battlefield, not the showroom floor. This isn’t a tech demo fetching tennis balls. It’s dustproof, waterproof, fast, and deployable by a single operator in minutes. Mounted on top is a modified multi-shot grenade launcher module inspired by the Milkor M-32, paired with AI-assisted targeting and precision fire. It moves. It takes cover. It doesn’t get tired. It doesn’t hesitate at the breach. From door charges to perimeter security to clearing the first look down a fatal funnel, CODiAQ is built to handle the kind of dangerous work we normally hand to the youngest guy in the stack. And if that wasn’t enough, plans to sync it with Skydio’s aerial systems hint at coordinated ground-air missions at the small-unit level. Human-machine teaming just got teeth. Sarcasm aside, this is the trajectory of modern warfare. Robotics pushing into the breach. AI compressing kill chains. Small units integrating autonomous systems in real time. Skynet jokes are funny. The doctrine implications are not. #military #war #usa #terminator #viral

LED switcher attached to your FC. This is the easy way. Hope you enjoy. Please share . #fpvdrone #tech #engineer #robotics #ai

Lawnmower Group 3 Ops🔥🙌🏼 ••• #sUAS #uas #drones #drone #sof