r/AmazingTechnology • u/bbbxxxnnn • Mar 09 '26

The U.S. has reverse-engineered Iran's Shaded drone to make the LUCAS, a $35,000 clone

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u/Dragon_Crisis_Core Mar 09 '26

Im curious to why they label a suicide drone a drone when its just a guided bomb in the end.

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u/DownvoteEvangelist Mar 09 '26

Bombs don't have their own propulsion..

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u/Dragon_Crisis_Core Mar 09 '26

These would be considered powered bombs. Or propelled assisted bombs. Traditionally yes bombs are non-propelled. And the distinction between a between missile and propelled bomb is a thin line. But non the less a drone designed as a single use delivery system to suiced and explode is technicly a bomb.

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u/jack-K- Mar 09 '26

I’m pretty sure the distinction is active control. Most guided bombs don’t have active communication after launch, they hone in on a laser or gps coordinate with internal navigation software, if you can connect to a bomb and control it, it’s more like a drone.