PKK’s bomb-laden Mavic drone seized in Turkey’s east

[mav09]

It c

Looking at the picture, it clearly cant

It can. The mav can carry up to 2 lbs. In nil winds, easy.

 

[mav09]

Kind of hard to tell whats going on in that pic. I see a battery and some wires but what are those white things sticking out of the front?

That's just plastic fins to stabilise the payload. It enables the ammunition to fall tip first so it can detonate on impact.

 

[armoredsaint]

I hope they bought DJI Care Protectiom Plan

 

[Brojon]

They've cobbled together a release mechanism by wiring it into the front LEDs (green wires along front arm). That way, they can remote release the payload.

That's actually pretty clever since that is one I/O that you can remotely control on/off.
Hmmmm

 

[Bunny Too]

That's actually pretty clever since that is one I/O that you can remotely control on/off.
Hmmmm

It is based off of an attachment for fishing where you can drop your hook by turning on the front LED's.Mavic Pro Gannet Bait Release - Drone Fishing

 

[mav09]

It is based off of an attachment for fishing where you can drop your hook by turning on the front LED's.Mavic Pro Gannet Bait Release - Drone Fishing

Or maybe this one as well. As the giro can be seen underneath.
Gimbal-Guard

 

[George-H]

Usually when they seize something---they don't trash it (might explode)---they inspect it.

 

[crw92662]

Drones for combat purposes seem far more likely in combat zones where they can be used for scouting and or dropping weapons from a safe distance. Domestically they are not really needed and thus why we haven't seen anything yet (knock on wood).

If someone wants to bomb a target in a soft target environment they can simply drive up leave a box and drive off etc. You can't drive up to the enemy in a war zone. Which is why we see this tactic employed in Syria etc.

 

[Pietros]

This is probably inappropriate but I can see a scenario where the mavic loses signal,does a RTH and returns the bomb to sender ...

 

[mav09]

This is probably inappropriate but I can see a scenario where the mavic loses signal,does a RTH and returns the bomb to sender ...

But it won't drop it unless u press the c1 or c2 button.
Ideal if it would auto release at home point