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New Weapons of the Battlefield: The Evolution of FPV Drones

Muharebe Sahasının Yeni Silahları: FPV Dronların Gelişimi

Fatih Tümlü(JANDARMA VE SAHİL GÜVENLİK AKADEMİSİ)0000-0002-9700-7078
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2026-10-29
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FPV drones are considered to have emerged as an effective weapon in modern warfare, providing weaker sides with the ability to counter militarily and economically superior military forces, leading to changes in military tactical approaches, and prolonging and intensifying conflicts.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Over the past decade, one of the most notable aspects of the tactics and weapon systems used in contemporary warfare and conflicts is the increasing effectiveness of FPV drones.
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Key Findings & Data:The introduction of commercially available and relatively low-cost FPV drones to the battlefield represents a significant shift in modern warfare tactics and techniques, and has had a profound impact on close combat and front-line conflicts.
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Conclusion & Impact:FPV drones are considered to have emerged as an effective weapon in modern warfare, providing weaker sides with the ability to counter militarily and economically superior military forces, leading to changes in military tactical approaches, and prolonging and intensifying conflicts.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
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⚙️Variables:Güvenlik · savaş ve çatışmalar · İHA/SİHA sistemleri

Abstract

Over the past decade, one of the most notable aspects of the tactics and weapon systems used in contemporary warfare and conflicts is the increasing effectiveness of FPV drones. The introduction of commercially available and relatively low-cost FPV drones to the battlefield represents a significant shift in modern warfare tactics and techniques, and has had a profound impact on close combat and front-line conflicts. This study aims to highlight the development of FPV drones, which have gained considerable prominence in modern warfare and are considered far more cost-effective than high-cost, technologically advanced weapon systems. It also seeks to descriptively explain the effects of FPV drones on the battlefield and their evolution into a weapon. This study examines the Russo-Ukrainian War as a qualitative case study, analyzing primary and secondary open-source data to investigate the characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and battlefield impacts of FPV drones. FPV drones are considered to have emerged as an effective weapon in modern warfare, providing weaker sides with the ability to counter militarily and economically superior military forces, leading to changes in military tactical approaches, and prolonging and intensifying conflicts.

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Son on yıl içerisinde günümüzde vuku bulan savaş ve çatışmalarda uygulanan taktik ve kullanılan silah sistemleri arasında en çok dikkat çeken hususlardan birisi de FPV dronların etkisinin artış göstermesidir. Ticari amaçlarla kullanılan ve oldukça düşük maliyetli FPV dronların muharebe sahasına taşınması günümüz savaş taktik ve tekniklerinde önemli bir değişimin göstergesi olduğu gibi yakın muharebede ve ön cephe hattındaki çatışmalarda önemli bir değişim ve etkiye damga vurduğu görülmektedir. Çalışmanın amacı günümüz muharebelerinde oldukça önemli bir yaygınlık kazanan ve yüksek maliyetli üstün teknolojik silah sistemleri yanında çok daha maliyeti etkin araçlar olarak görülen FPV dronların gelişimine dikkat çekmek, FPV dronların muharebe sahasında etkilerini ve bir silaha evirilmesini betimsel bir şekilde açıklamaktır. Çalışmada nitel bir vaka çalışması olarak Rusya-Ukrayna Savaşı ele alınmış ve bu savaş çerçevesinde birincil ve ikincil açık kaynak verilerinden dokümantasyon analizi gerçekleştirilerek FPV dronların özellikleri, avantaj ve dezavantajları ile muharebe sahasında ortaya koyduğu etkiler incelenmiştir. FPV dronların günümüz savaşlarında savaşın güçsüz taraflarınca askeri ve ekonomik olarak daha üstün askeri güçlere karşı koyabilme imkânı veren, askeri taktiklerin yaklaşımında değişikliklere yol açan ve çatışmaları uzatarak daha yıpratıcı hale gelmesine yol açan asimetrik bir araç ve etkili bir silah olarak ortaya çıktığı değerlendirilmektedir.

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Tümlü, F. (2026). New Weapons of the Battlefield: The Evolution of FPV Drones. Türkiye İnsansız Hava Araçları Dergisi, Sayı: 8. https://doi.org/10.51534/tiha.1943646

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