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| US navy tests new drone attack aircraft |
| 2013-07-13 |
| "It will be superseded by a new robot jet capable of reconnaissance and strike missions to be deployed aboard carriers within six years. Navy commanders insist that it will only fire its weapons on the command of a human (Note to Techies: make sure this is hack-proof, OK?)." Yeah, oldish news, but linking to AJ has its own irony.... |
| Posted by:Uncle Phester |
| #2 Overlook for subwatch. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-07-13 20:22 |
| #1 The question at the end of the article asks what the mission is for drone aircraft flying from carriers. Seems to me that the X-47B could, with relatively minor modification, serve today as a carrier-based recon- and intel-gathering platform. Stays in the air a long, long time, carries all the sensors you care about, maneuverable and reasonably survivable, and can land itself on a deck. What's not to like? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2013-07-13 17:27 |