Thermite, a mix of aluminum and iron oxide, burns fiercely at extremely high temperature. A new type of drone weapon is starting to make its mark in the Ukraine conflict, a munition well suited to ...

This molten thermite drone ammo burns through damaged Russian tanks at over 3000 degrees to ... "It is used to set fire to already damaged vehicles so that the enemy cannot restore them," he told ...

Ukraine has recently begun deploying drones that drop burning thermite on Russian positions. Thermite, a 130-year-old invention, has proven to be a highly destructive weapon rooted in simple chemistry ...

Thermite is a mix of aluminium and rust that reaches more than 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit when set alight—twice as hot as molten lava—according to the Science Channel.

The thermite process is a handy way to generate molten iron in the field. It’s the reaction between aluminium metal and iron oxide, which results in aluminium oxide and metallic iron. It&#821… ...

Wikipedia offers a nice description of the advantages of thermite:. The products emerge as liquids due to the high temperatures reached (up to 2,500° C [4,532° F] with iron(III) oxide ...

This molten thermite drone ammo burns through damaged Russian tanks at over 3000 degrees to ... "It is used to set fire to already damaged vehicles so that the enemy cannot restore them," he told ...