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          not just repainted - it’s got duct tape and rubber bands like it’s had it’s share of rough landings.

          this is hilarious to look at

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            And pretty common state for the Orlan, a few captured earlier in the war weren’t in much better shape. Seems to be SOP in the Russian military to treat your equipment like shit.

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      Is it plane? Yes. Does it controlled remotely? Yes. So it is remotely controlled plane, or RC plane for shot.

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      Last I heard, Russia pays about $60k for each one of these. I have no clue how they manage to be so expensive.

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        Simple. The defense minister tells the president they’re buying a new $60k drone, then he calls up one of his generals, orders him to but a new drone, and he had $40k to do it. The general calls his colonel and tells him he had $30k to buy a drone. The colonel calls a captian and tells him he has $20k to buy a new drone…

        By the time the procurement officer actually buys the damn thing, he has a budget of $100. So, of course, he buys the finest drone on the market $50 can buy.

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          At the rate they’re running out of stock, I presume the original order was for 1000 of these, and the procurement officer sent a receipt for the purchase and a photo of himself with a sample and 999 empty boxes with photoshopped labels taped on in the warehouse.

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    Why are there wires on the outside of the drone? Russian tech does often look like something Warhammer 40k Orks would cook up; this is no exception. Just missing some checkerboard patterns and red paint to make it go fasta

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      I heard Ukrainians call Russian military “Orks”. But Warhammer 40K addition is new.