• balsoft@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    I think we need something smack in the middle between this and what the Freedom Flotilla are doing. Instead of dropping bottles in the ocean and hoping they land in Palestine, or sending yachts full of people which get apprehended by Israeli pirates before even reaching territorial waters, we might want to start making simple autonomous “water drones” like those used by Ukraine to almost halve the Russian black sea fleet, but with aid instead of explosives. They are cheap, all the hardware to make them can be found on Craigslist, and software is also mostly a solved problem. Send enough of them at once and no amount of israeli warships will be able to stop all of them. If at least a dozen land in Gaza, it can save hundreds of lives. Navigation may be a bit of an issue given all the GNSS jamming, but I firmly believe we can figure that out. Hell, launch the boats at night and use stars and a clock.

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      5 days ago

      Sure thing. However larger water drones will never arrive in Gaza because they will be intercepted. The Ukrainian drones are detected too, but occasionally not intercepted. Also those work with FPV instead of an autopilot.

      I think a small solar panel powered small boat filled with high density calorie bars would be the best compromise. The battery would probably empty out at some point but then be able to recharge during the day and keep going later on.

      Maybe even use an existing solar panel powerbank to save on cost and make mass production easier.