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2011-10-18 Science & Technology

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-18 05:53|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 There was a vid of this posted at rantburg a while back, but was pulled from Youtube due to copyright infringement. It doesn't hover (implying a helicopter style power plant), but flies and is controlled like an RC airplane.

Posted by Ptah 2011-10-18 08:26|| 2011-10-18 08:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Saw that vid. Really neat since it is a quick set up, the soldier can do a quick recon with the drone since it has a video feed, then fly it into the best target. It is very popular with the troops.

Posted by DarthVader 2011-10-18 12:59|| 2011-10-18 12:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Can we make it yell "YEEEEEE-HAH!" as is attacks?

Posted by mojo 2011-10-18 16:14|| 2011-10-18 16:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Make it holler "Allahu Akbar!" as its final insult.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-18 16:20|| 2011-10-18 16:20|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd have thought "God wills it" might be better.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-10-18 16:35|| 2011-10-18 16:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Deus Vult!

Posted by Jeremiah Cleatch5946 2011-10-18 16:36|| 2011-10-18 16:36|| Front Page Top

#7 It's no good insulting someone if they don't understand what you said.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-18 17:05|| 2011-10-18 17:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Or even "Nos Custodimus ipsos custodes"

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-10-18 17:06|| 2011-10-18 17:06|| Front Page Top

#9 "Make it holler "Allahu Akbar!" as its final insult."

Me likee.

Make sure it uses a genuine Arab accent. (Or better yet, Iranian.)

Posted by Barbara 2011-10-18 17:44|| 2011-10-18 17:44|| Front Page Top

#10 "Hooah!". They'll get it

Posted by Frank G 2011-10-18 19:09|| 2011-10-18 19:09|| Front Page Top

#11 Leave to the media to misidentify a hunter/killer drone as a 'kamikaze'. To be a kamikaze requires that the human actually be physically contained in the suicide vehicle. Otherwise, the Switchblade is just the next logical step in the development of killer drones: first the Buzz Bomb, then things like the Firebee and the HARM missile, now the true hunter/killer drone that can be issued as a munition.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-10-18 19:21|| 2011-10-18 19:21|| Front Page Top

#12 And if it is to make a noise, have it play the old cavalry bugle charge as it dives in on its prey.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-10-18 19:24|| 2011-10-18 19:24|| Front Page Top

#13 "Squeal. Squeal Like a Pig"

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-10-18 21:27|| 2011-10-18 21:27|| Front Page Top

#14 Did some work on some Aeroenvironment stuff a few years back; these guys think out of the box...... cool stuff.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2011-10-18 22:25|| 2011-10-18 22:25|| Front Page Top

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