Japan is deploying ultra-c**** cardboard drones built for swarm warfare and expendable combat missions

Nintendo Labo, warfare edition.

For a few years now, Ukraine has been using something similar to good effect. This is from 2023: >Corvo PPDS kamikaze drones are manufactured by the Australian technology company SYPAQ. Earlier this year, over 500 Corvo PPDS drones were delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of the military support provided by the Australian Government. >According to SYPAQ, Corvo PPDS is a low-cost, highly capable fixed-wing autonomous system capable of covertly delivering payloads with a high level of accuracy and reliability. Delivered as a flat pack kit to reduce logistical burden and made almost entirely from waxed foamboard, they are easily assembled and operated. The Corvo PPDS has a payload capacity of up to 3kg, a range of over 100km, and can autonomously transit to a specific location and land unassisted. [https://defence-industry.eu/ukraine-corvo-ppds-cardboard-drones-strike-five-russian-fighter-jets/](https://defence-industry.eu/ukraine-corvo-ppds-cardboard-drones-strike-five-russian-fighter-jets/)

At least they can be recycled for Amazon boxes for my subscribe & save items. 📦

Just by putting bombs in only some of them and filling the rest with firecrackers would have devastating mental effects on troops.

I bet it only costs that much because it’s made by a military contractor in Japan. I think they’re opening a can of worms that will result in \~$100 drones.

Why is everyone talking about this suddenly when japan is doing it when Australia has been sending cardboard drones to Ukraine for years now?

All you need is simple propeller ballistas like the ~~elves~~ dwarves had

It’s gonna be awful to experience these one day

Next we need it powered by a rubber band

Nobody does 1 way trip aerial warfare better than the Japanese …

How well do they operate in rain? 

Aw man, If only they were in origami-crane form..

I mean... isn't this the way things are heading? Seems like a no brainer to sent a wave of a million $10 drones at your target than 1 10 million dollar missile.

Stuff like this is why we are starting to put lasers on battleships

That's kind of genius. The radar profile of cardboard must be pretty faint, especially if a little radar absorbing paint is slicked over it.

Kamikaze drone! Banzai!!

Makes sense. They only need to fly once.

not new, Australia has had cardboard drones for few years

Aerial zergling rush.

1.5 kg payload doesn’t provide much attack value.

We have imagined everything possible of future warfare, we thought. But we never imagined it be c**** and boring to not put on screen even.

heck we had those in hour pre-revolution country since we didn't have access to balsa wood. if someone doesn't believe me they were put together using bone marrow glue paper tape. dogs love that shit.

It looks like Howard Hughes wasn’t crazy after all, just a bit early to market

There's a small group of folks in Ohio called FliteTest that have been doing this for years with Adams Ready Board, making simple easy to build and fly RC aircraft largely aimed at getting parents to do shit with their kids or to get their kids into STEM. Their peak was pre-Covid and last I checked they now have a defense contracting wing.

C**** disposable drones, seem like a much better direction than the extremely expensive, extremely sophisticated drones that are being build in Western Europe and the US. Of course there is a capability gap between what is essentially an unmanned fighter jet and a cardboard toy, but I imagine that you could get a lot of cardboard toys for the price of one high tech drone and that quantity will have a quality all of its own.

So heat ray on wide beam

In Japanese history, 80 years ago, there was a case of launching balloons with mines, which were picked up by air currents and carried directly across the ocean.

Great!

Next they'll be turning footsteps into electricity ...

> AirKamuy What does "Kamuy" mean?

hot damn. time to buy more global military ETFs

When the hell is the west going to do something similar instead of the over engineered and expensive drones. Quantity and range is the most important metric.

Make it out of mirrors. Goodluck giant laser ship.

This might make the drone also semi-invisible to radar like Mosquito fighter-bomber of WW II.

Someone keeps spamming the c*** out of this on Listnook. Its not even news. Australia shipped flat pack cardboard drones to Ukraine back at the start of the war.

Japan knows their Wuxia, need to economize the White Eagle Alliance

Smalla, cheapa, fasta, bedda

recyclable!

I intrinsically felt that making, and playing with paper airplanes as a kid was not a waste of time. And here we are. Unfortunately, I abhor violence… thus monetization in this vein will be left to others. Japanese always have been crafty. Visited there as a child. Beautiful country and populace. Leaders.. I know next to nothing about.

Uhhhhh isn't japan supposed to be disarmed still? I mean it's in their constitution and everything.

I suppose they will help reducing micro-plastics?

"expendable combat missions" aka Kamikaze 2.0

When this tech ends in the hands of terrorist organizations...

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Ukraine has fully revolutionized the next phase of warfare.

This is why I live in a rainy country. It's our only line of defence.

Better not rain

I am wondering why there has been so many articles about Japan adopting a custom Australian military hardware? Aussies have been using and refining them for years now, with live trials in Ukraine.

Cardboard… we’re f@cked. Might as well say paper airplanes.

Use coroplast and they can fly in inclement weather https://www.spadtothebone.net

Weaponised paper planes

Ah, learned from De Havilland

As long as it’s not raining

US defense industry probably"aerial, unfolded cardboard:$5million "

Wtf is wrong with these countries. Is America and allies going to outcheap the home of Temu?????!!! Any price the Japanese can produce these things, China will do at 10% of the price. This is a losing strategy. Why the hell would you play attritional war with China

Stealthy cardboard.

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On the nose for Japan

Great job Japan. Thnx for giving the idea to countries already engaged in war.

What happens when it rains?

This is the most Chinese thing ever. Even their drones are built cheaply.

Probably not usable in rain