Only 13 years ago, the world learned of what were Muammar Gaddafi's last few moments through shaky video filmed on cellphones.
Small drones are a critical feature of combat in Ukraine, where they've been used for battlefield observation and attack.
The hovering quality of the Sinwar video indicates it was likely filmed by a quadcopter.
AdvertisementThe astounding wealth of drone-fed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance has made more of the battlefield visible than ever before.
Nonetheless, technological advances mean that drones watching the battlefield will be a ubiquitous feature of future wars, a looming threat to ground troops and fleeing leaders.
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Israel, Yahya Sinwar's, —, Yahya Sinwar, Sinwar, Yahya Sinwar’s, GJGDlu7bie, Nadav Shoshani, Muammar Gaddafi's, Mauro Gilli, Gilli, they've, It's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Maria Berlinska, Guy Prives
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Service, Swiss, ETH Zurich, Anadolu, Getty, Pentagon, IDF
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Libyan, It's, Ukraine, Russian, Moscow, Kursk, Israel