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Drones' auxiliary light mechanism is used to drop bombs
TIL. I guess that makes design sense as a manufacturer-established way to generate the needed electrical output.
It's not even electrical output. They mount harness to the drone carrying payload with a 9V battery (or whatever) with a light sensitive resistor positioned over the auxiliary light. When the light turns on the payload is released with a motor/solenoid/something running from that battery on the harness and it doesn't require any modification to the drone itself.
Pretty genius, as a drone builder myself I appreciate lots of the drones being built during this war. Just unfortunate they have to be used for this purpose.