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2009-08-23 Science & Technology

Russian company develops heavy UAV for military use

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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-08-23 12:48|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Ah, the propensity to want the biggest / heaviest of everything. I'd call it Soviet thinking, were it not that it goes back at least as far as Peter the Great.

Posted by lotp 2009-08-23 13:14|| 2009-08-23 13:14|| Front Page Top

#2 I believe our 747's are capable of taking off and landing on autopilot (not that one would want to do it) - wouldn't take much to make them into really big UAVs.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-08-23 13:47|| 2009-08-23 13:47|| Front Page Top

#3 It a medium UAV, about the size of the US Army's Hunter but with poor endurance.

Posted by ed 2009-08-23 15:01|| 2009-08-23 15:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I understand the first one will be named the Admiral Gorshkov

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-08-23 15:03|| 2009-08-23 15:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Nah, that name won't be available until 2015 ...

Posted by Steve White 2009-08-23 16:17|| 2009-08-23 16:17|| Front Page Top

#6 :-) pwn3d

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-08-23 16:36|| 2009-08-23 16:36|| Front Page Top

#7 You could make a B52 into a UAV pretty easily...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-08-23 17:18|| 2009-08-23 17:18|| Front Page Top

#8 UAVs are really handy. However, the Russians are 10 years behind the power curve.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-08-23 17:55|| 2009-08-23 17:55|| Front Page Top

#9 WAFF > SHOWDOWN WITH RUSSIA AND CHINA: US ADVANCES FIRST STRIKE GLOBAL MISSLE SHIELD SYSTEM; + CAN THE C17 REPLACE THE B52???

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-08-23 20:36|| na]">[na] 2009-08-23 20:36|| Front Page Top

#10 WAFF > SAKHALIN RESIDENTS BEGIN PETITION TO JOIN JAPAN.

As seen from high in the sky, or on a map, SAKHALIN ISLAND closely resembles a "FLYING FISH"-SHAPED ISLAND being chased/pusued by [long-tailed]"DRAGON/FLYING DRAGON" JAPAN.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-08-23 20:42|| na]">[na] 2009-08-23 20:42|| Front Page Top

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