"Drone Control From US" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 08 Oct 2018 7:55 p.m. PST |
The U.S. Army is working with industry to implement drone operations that enable high-risk combat missions to be controlled by a U.S.-based pilot, reducing vulnerability to enemy attack and drawing upon advanced satellite networks to improve video feeds… link |
| Stryderg | 08 Oct 2018 8:37 p.m. PST |
Yup, put all the pilots in one place and scatter the drones around the world. No single point of failure there. |
| The Archer | 08 Oct 2018 9:14 p.m. PST |
 stupid idea…. Agreed
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pzivh43  | 09 Oct 2018 5:16 a.m. PST |
Why not split the pilots in several places? Not a fan of drone combat ops, but still, it keeps pilots safe and accomplishes the missions. |
 David Manley | 09 Oct 2018 5:36 a.m. PST |
Nothing new, happens already |
| nickinsomerset | 09 Oct 2018 9:48 a.m. PST |
Launched from Kandahar, into a holding pattern, command and control past to someone in a growbag in the US, been happening for years. Not all systems, most are still controlled from a GCS in theatre, Tally Ho! |
| Thresher01 | 09 Oct 2018 10:58 a.m. PST |
Reducing vulnerability makes sense, if they can keep the hackers at bay. I wonder about the time-lag though, of SAT Comms, and how that will affect real-time ops. A few seconds delay could be critical to the success or failure of an operation. |
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