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~~{{Cleanup|[[Drones]] and [[Drone mechanics]] strongly overlap.}}{{Weapon Systems Links}}~~

~~{{hatnote|This article explains what drones are and how they work. For a more detailed discussion of PvP and PvE tactics with drones, see the [[Using Drones]] page.}}~~

'''Drones''' are semi-autonomous vehicles launched from larger spacecraft, designed to augment the launching ship's capabilities. All four races use drones (to a greater or lesser degree), so every combat pilot is likely to use them sooner or later.

~~While for most ships~~ drones ~~are used to support their main weapons, there are some ships which~~ use ~~drones as their primary way~~ of ~~dealing damage. In addition, there are~~ drones ~~for more specialized uses~~, ~~such as [[mining]]~~, [[~~EWAR|electronic warfare~~]], and ~~[[Guide~~ to ~~Logistics|logistics]]~~.

{{hatnote|This article decribes the various kinds of drones and explains how they work. For a detailed discussion of the use of drones, including PvP and PvE tactics, see [[Drone Machanics]].}}

'''Drones''' are semi-autonomous vehicles launched from ships and designed to augment the launching ship's capabilities. All four races use drones to a greater or lesser degree, so many ships, especially larger ships, will have drone capabilities.

~~Compared to the other main weapons systems in EVE (~~[[~~turrets~~]] and [[~~missiles~~]]) drones provide a great deal of flexibility. On the other hand, ~~most~~ drones need to travel to their ~~target~~ before applying their damage, and can be destroyed by an enemy ~~ship~~.

While most drones are used as support, some ships use drones as their primary way of dealing damage. In addition, there are drones for specialized uses: such as [[mining]], [[EWAR|electronic warfare]], and [[Guide to Logistics|logistics]].

Compared to the other combat [[weapons|weapons systems]] in EVE, drones provide a great deal of flexibility. On the other hand, drones need to travel to their targets before applying their damage, and they can be destroyed by enemy fire.

==Drone basics==

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-{{Cleanup|[[Drones]] and [[Drone mechanics]] strongly overlap.}}{{Weapon Systems Links}}
-{{hatnote|This article explains what drones are and how they work. For a more detailed discussion of PvP and PvE tactics with drones, see the [[Using Drones]] page.}}
-'''Drones''' are semi-autonomous vehicles launched from larger spacecraft, designed to augment the launching ship's capabilities. All four races use drones (to a greater or lesser degree), so every combat pilot is likely to use them sooner or later.
-While for most ships drones are used to support their main weapons, there are some ships which use drones as their primary way of dealing damage. In addition, there are drones for more specialized uses, such as [[mining]], [[EWAR|electronic warfare]], and [[Guide to Logistics|logistics]].
+{{hatnote|This article decribes the various kinds of drones and explains how they work. For a detailed discussion of the use of drones, including PvP and PvE tactics, see [[Drone Machanics]].}}
+'''Drones''' are semi-autonomous vehicles launched from ships and designed to augment the launching ship's capabilities. All four races use drones to a greater or lesser degree, so many ships, especially larger ships, will have drone capabilities.
-Compared to the other main weapons systems in EVE ([[turrets]] and [[missiles]]) drones provide a great deal of flexibility. On the other hand, most drones need to travel to their target before applying their damage, and can be destroyed by an enemy ship.
+While most drones are used as support, some ships use drones as their primary way of dealing damage. In addition, there are drones for specialized uses: such as [[mining]], [[EWAR|electronic warfare]], and [[Guide to Logistics|logistics]].
+Compared to the other combat [[weapons|weapons systems]] in EVE, drones provide a great deal of flexibility. On the other hand, drones need to travel to their targets before applying their damage, and they can be destroyed by enemy fire.
 ==Drone basics==