Talk:Quadcopter

Criminal Activity Section
The criminal activity section at the bottom of the article is poorly written and confusing to follow, even as short as it is. It would not be hard to re-write, but the article is protected. This is my first time trying to edit a semi-protected article, so I don't really know the procedure. Sealionofthesea (talk) 20:02, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * You are welcome to rewrite it and post the new version here for review. If it is good then it can be quickly moved to the article itself. Just please ensure that the refs cited support the changes proposed. - Ahunt (talk) 20:12, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

I don't think there's much point to this section. Obviously crims are going to use these things for all sorts of nefarious purposes all over the world - they've been used to smuggle drugs and cellphones into UK prisons, for example. --Ef80 (talk) 16:25, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I think it is worth noting at least some representative examples of criminal use, though, if only for sake of completeness. - Ahunt (talk) 16:43, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Helicopter
First line says this is a type of multicopter or helicopter, as far as i know a criteria to be a helicopter is to have a swashplate FSbiran (talk) 10:00, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Usage in modern warfare
I was shocked to find no mention of the vast amount of easily discoverable news on modern quadcopter usage for combat, recon, spy and terrorist usage, among deeper specificities.

They are already combat proven, given their extensive usage and victories in Ukraine where off the shelf drones antagonized and attacked infantry by dropping munitions on infantry and providing intelligence to Ukrainian operators, reducing the fog of war.

Small commercially available drones have been used in terrorist attacks, even insomuch as being flow into civilian airports and disrupting operations. They have been fitted with bombs and used by insurgents in the Middle East and elsewhere as kamikazes.

The FAA now highly recognizes the threat along with DOD in the USA, and FAA is highly regulating drone commercialization, requiring licensing above a small weight class due to the potential for terrorism and assassinations.

DJI has been on the news for several years about Chinese spying through their drones, and that scandal deserves attention here.

Finally, the global military superpowers are all paying attention to each other's investments in small quad copter drone swarm technology, and a new arms race of autonomous drones has begun. Drone carriers are being conceptualized around sea, land and air-based domains employing massive swarms of inexpensive quadcopters. This concept is being researched by the global superpowers, and bits of this information have been leaked through various news media.

A job position for one of the infantry roles in the USA is opening for a swarm operator. The tech may not even be fully ready but the armed forces are scrambling to deploy this technology with urgency.

Worth noting is the fact that much of this info is also to be found on the wikipedia UAV and drone page. But this section here needs to be expanded because UAV and drones for military usage has still been dominated by larger drones built by defense contractors and national defense governmental organizations, not the usage of technology that is predominantly used by civilians and commercial organizations for peaceful operations.

The move towards exploiting small quadcopter technology for warfare, including the use of only slightly modified commercial ones to conduct highly effective attacks by means of massive swarms is worth exploring in this wiki. Thanks for helping build the world's best encyclopedia, everyone! Expressionisfree (talk) 21:50, 1 June 2024 (UTC)