 The Editor   | 25 Jul 2012 4:46 a.m. PST |
The US Navy and Marine Corps are evaluating the lessons learned from five months of operations of the Cargo Resupply Unmanned Aerial System (CRUAS) in Afghanistan… link |
| OldGrenadier at work | 25 Jul 2012 4:58 a.m. PST |
Well, somebody's got to say it, so here goes: I for one welcome our new robotic masters. There, that's taken care of. |
 Chortle  | 25 Jul 2012 5:01 a.m. PST |
Skynet has gone operational ;-) |
GROSSMAN  | 25 Jul 2012 5:14 a.m. PST |
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| Legion 4 | 25 Jul 2012 6:53 a.m. PST |
Go for it ! More and more robotic devises will be used for military purposes. But you'll always need well trained troops … the ultimate weapon … Regardless of the Terminator movies …  |
| Mako11 | 25 Jul 2012 6:57 a.m. PST |
I imagine there'll be another large flap, if these get hijacked too. |
 GeoffQRF | 25 Jul 2012 7:00 a.m. PST |
By insurgents or by students? |
| Jovian1 | 25 Jul 2012 7:19 a.m. PST |
Umm, it isn't robotic – it is "unmanned" in that no one actually sits inside. It is still piloted by a human sitting in a remote location. When the UAV's are fully autonomous, THEN we have problems. |
 vojvoda | 25 Jul 2012 7:51 a.m. PST |
Should have been doing this from the start. Smart move.
VR
James Mattes |
| whoa Mohamed | 25 Jul 2012 7:53 a.m. PST |
The K series retains a fully functional cockpit and may be flown by a human pilot if needed but so far so good ..Mikey |
 richarDISNEY | 25 Jul 2012 8:13 a.m. PST |
When the robot overlords show up, can I be Bender? He still drinks beer and smokes.
I want to be Bender!
"DESTROY ALL HUMANS!"  |
| KnightTemplarr | 25 Jul 2012 9:01 p.m. PST |
No Agenda postulated six months ago the FAA Air Traffic control upgrade was to allow more bandwidth for unmanned cargo flights in the US. |
| GeoffQRF | 26 Jul 2012 3:26 a.m. PST |
Something else to add to the build list… |
| Lion in the Stars | 26 Jul 2012 5:43 a.m. PST |
Ah, remotely-piloted K-Max. Roughly speaking, take a Cobra, minus all the armor and weapons systems, and give it the 'eggbeater' rotor system Kaman likes. it's got some serious sling-lift capability for how dinky a helo it is! |
| GeoffQRF | 26 Jul 2012 5:53 a.m. PST |
It can lift more than its own weight. How many do you want in 15mm Lion? |
| Legion 4 | 26 Jul 2012 7:11 a.m. PST |
Unmanned or AI … it keeps troops out of the danger of being shot at … being a former Grunt … I like the idea … |
| Lion in the Stars | 26 Jul 2012 9:20 a.m. PST |
Sorry, Geoff, none right now. Not doing USMC in Afghanistan, though I might abuse one for scifi. I actually want a Fire Scout first! |
| GeoffQRF | 26 Jul 2012 2:18 p.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 26 Jul 2012 10:49 p.m. PST |
Yup, that's the beast. RQ8 Fire Scout. |
 Ironwolf | 27 Jul 2012 1:55 a.m. PST |
Just hope the enemy does not hack into the controls like they did the un-manned recon plane over Iran several months ago. |
| Legion 4 | 27 Jul 2012 8:23 a.m. PST |
Unlikely … but there always is a small possibility … However the Taliban are not usually all that tech savvy … They may need help from the Persians … |
