"Drones refueling drones someday?" Topic
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| SBminisguy | 09 Jun 2021 11:03 a.m. PST |
The US has been experimenting with autonomous refueling drones for aircraft, instead of having a large vulnerable crewed tanker. I could easily see this applied to drones -- drones servicing drones for long distance operations.
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| 14Bore | 09 Jun 2021 11:16 a.m. PST |
Then after that drones building drones |
| jsmcc91 | 09 Jun 2021 11:59 a.m. PST |
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| Thresher01 | 09 Jun 2021 2:01 p.m. PST |
Sure, or manned aircraft refueling them, just so we're not accused of being anti-human. |
 Legion 4  | 09 Jun 2021 2:53 p.m. PST |
Again … more & more Drones will find many locations on the near future battlefield … |
| rustymusket | 09 Jun 2021 4:17 p.m. PST |
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| Wargamer Blue | 10 Jun 2021 2:41 a.m. PST |
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| Andrew Walters | 10 Jun 2021 9:04 a.m. PST |
Yes, and "someday" is probably 2022. |
| Legion 4 | 10 Jun 2021 9:35 a.m. PST |
Most likely … and it will continue to increase after that … |
| Wargamer Blue | 10 Jun 2021 9:06 p.m. PST |
Probably start fuelling passenger jets on long haul flights like this one day. |
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