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what kinda drones are you people buying??? like, they already have a ship, I'm not saying to forget the ship, just use it as a launch platform so you don't get shot???
edit: also be real, that handful of ships isn't gonna feed 2 million either
edit2: btw just checked, i can get a top of the line 17" fpv for about 1000 bucks, carries 9kg and goes 20km, max speed is 160kph (i assume after it drops the payload)
Just in case it isn't clear: I'm proposing it as a last-mile delivery vehicle, not as a total replacement
100 drones like you are talking about could carry maybe a few boxes worth of aid, basically nothing compared to even a small boat, and they would likely be shot down on the way. Obviously they aren't trying to feed everyone with this ship, but even one is better than zero when people are dying of starvation and treatable illnesses.
If they launched drones of any type from a ship the IDF would probably bomb it immediately, they wouldn't be able to launch them far enough away to be safe from Israel.
Idk to me drones are a lifesaving tech, you're right though since they wouldn't care either way. I just like drones for their evasive nature.
Also I just realized, if there are any commercially available USVs they can use those. It's literally a small boat, then it would be a direct trade between risking your life and risking aid+cost of drone. Those are easier to shoot at though
True, drones are changing the way things are being done, and a plan like you're saying isnt necessarily impossible, people should be doing everything they can so even if it might not be the best it could help. I'm curious how feasible it would be to help militarily with consumer drones, if they could get in to give aid then maybe they could get in to disrupt IDF operations.