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US developing powerful drone to combat fighter jets
2020-06-14
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] I seen dat movie. Deadpool was a lot better.
Posted by:Fred

#9  Until a big one comes and then everybody finds they are expendable.
Posted by: Knuckles Javimble6283   2020-06-14 18:12  

#8  Nor, in the American case, expendable.

Well, I can't argue with that
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-06-14 17:58  

#7  But not the fastest and learning takes time. Nor, in the American case, expendable.
Posted by: Knuckles Javimble6283   2020-06-14 17:49  

#6  ^We're still the best computer on Earth.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-06-14 17:39  

#5  Do you think they will be remote controlled vs autonomous with limited command control and mission objectives uploaded on the ground?

Old news
Posted by: Knuckles Javimble6283   2020-06-14 16:31  

#4  #3 Neh, somebody will (somebody probably already did) invent jammers for operator to drone communication.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-06-14 09:54  

#3  In twenty years the US Air Force will be predominantly drone, and it will be manipulated by 18 years old. Then it will be time to phase=out the Air Force Academy.
Posted by: b   2020-06-14 09:35  

#2  So, what's all those Patriot missiles doing?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-06-14 07:18  

#1  Well, the picture is a General Atomics product that the USAF has not bought. The XQ-58, OTOH...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-06-14 01:52  

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