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Almost all drones (except the stationary sentry drones) have a built-in [[Lexicon#MWD|microwarp drive (MWD)]], ~~allowing~~ them to travel quickly to engage a target. Once they arrive near their ~~targets~~, they shut down their MWD, orbit the target, and fire their weapons. This means that~~, unlike for the other weapons systems in EVE ([[Turrets|lasers, projectiles, hybrids]], and [[Missile Launchers|missiles]]),~~ drones ~~first~~ have to travel to the target, and then stay within range of it in order to apply their damage. In practice, this means that drones will have difficulty against faster, more agile targets, as even though they may be able to catch them thanks to their MWD, they may not be able to stay within weapons range for long (at their non-MWD speed). Larger drones ~~(medium and heavy drones)~~ in particular are almost useless against fast frigates for this reason.

Almost all drones (except the stationary sentry drones) have a built-in [[Lexicon#MWD|microwarp drive (MWD)]], which allows them to travel quickly to engage a target. Once they arrive near their target, they shut down their MWD, orbit the target, and fire their weapons. This means that drones have to travel to the target and then stay within range of it in order to apply their damage. In practice, this means that drones will have difficulty against faster, more agile targets, as even though they may be able to catch them thanks to their MWD, they may not be able to stay within weapons range for long at their non-MWD speed. Larger drones in particular are almost useless against fast frigates for this reason.

No skill or module affects the orbit speed of drones.

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-Almost all drones (except the stationary sentry drones) have a built-in [[Lexicon#MWD|microwarp drive (MWD)]], allowing them to travel quickly to engage a target. Once they arrive near their targets, they shut down their MWD, orbit the target, and fire their weapons. This means that, unlike for the other weapons systems in EVE ([[Turrets|lasers, projectiles, hybrids]], and [[Missile Launchers|missiles]]), drones first have to travel to the target, and then stay within range of it in order to apply their damage. In practice, this means that drones will have difficulty against faster, more agile targets, as even though they may be able to catch them thanks to their MWD, they may not be able to stay within weapons range for long (at their non-MWD speed). Larger drones (medium and heavy drones) in particular are almost useless against fast frigates for this reason.
+Almost all drones (except the stationary sentry drones) have a built-in [[Lexicon#MWD|microwarp drive (MWD)]], which allows them to travel quickly to engage a target. Once they arrive near their target, they shut down their MWD, orbit the target, and fire their weapons. This means that drones have to travel to the target and then stay within range of it in order to apply their damage. In practice, this means that drones will have difficulty against faster, more agile targets, as even though they may be able to catch them thanks to their MWD, they may not be able to stay within weapons range for long at their non-MWD speed. Larger drones in particular are almost useless against fast frigates for this reason.
 No skill or module affects the orbit speed of drones.