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| Air Force's Flying Assassin Robot Enters Final Development Stage |
| 2010-03-12 |
| Excerpt: The deadly drone could find and dispatch single-person targets, with "very low collateral damage" |
| Posted by:Uncle Phester |
| #5 Right after 9-11 I conceived something very similar - disposable Radio Shack remote-controlled planes with video cam and explosive charge. Deployed from mother ship over target area in 'eggshells' with parachutes that open in flight. 'Pilots' in mothership check out people & places of interest until the drone runs out of fuel or finds a target, then 'boom.' |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-03-12 13:18 |
| #4 Yep Ed. Didn't realize the pic was the vehicle itself. It looks about 2 feet long. The air force officer time to fly it would probably cost more. I'm a fan of targetted assasination as the right strategy in the WoT, but worry a little that when you have a hammer, everything is a nail. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-03-12 08:42 |
| #3 That's the entire phase 3 contract amount. The drone looks throwaway and, from the photo, blows itself up as a little claymore mine. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-03-12 07:58 |
| #2 At 1.8 million a pop, I doubt it is the final stage 'vehicle'. I'll guess it drops a final stage 'smart bullet'. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-03-12 04:58 |
| #1 When does Skynet become sentient? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-03-12 00:07 |