What are Dragon drones?

About Dragon Drones:

• Dragon drones essentially release a substance called thermite — a mixture of aluminium and iron oxide — developed a century ago to weld railroad tracks.
• Working
  • When ignited (usually with the help of an electrical fuse), thermite triggers a self-sustaining reaction that is quite difficult to extinguish.
  • It can burn through almost anything, from clothes to trees to military-grade vehicles, and can even burn underwater.
  • On humans, it causes severe, possibly fatal, burns and bone damage.
  • Combining thermite with high-precision drones that can bypass traditional defences makes dragon drones ‘highly effective’ and ‘dangerous’
• In recent times these dragon drones are believed to have been first deployed in the Russia-Ukraine war around September.
• International regulation
  • The use of thermite in war is not prohibited under international law.
  • However, the use of such incendiary weapons against civilian targets is barred under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Cold War-era guidance issued under the auspices of the United Nations.