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Topic: Drones Inflight Refueling From Drones
Username: STT757
Posted 2012-10-07 08:31:25 and read 2680 times.This opens up so many possibilities, they could loiter on target almost indefinitely.
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/fu...efuel-themselves-mid-air-1C6320770 |
Topic: RE: Drones Inflight Refueling From Drones
Username: oykie
Posted 2012-10-07 08:56:36 and read 2662 times.Interesting! This shows that in the end the U.S will have the capability of sustaining a military operation without humans. This opens up possibilities for defence and air dominance across the globe.
It might be cheaper to skip humans all together as long as we do not need boots on the ground. Of course in a major attack boots on the ground to mark targets are still needed.
The future will be interesting. |
Topic: RE: Drones Inflight Refueling From Drones
Username: moose135
Posted 2012-10-08 09:07:44 and read 2342 times.And they carry the world's smallest boom operator... |
Topic: RE: Drones Inflight Refueling From Drones
Username: sweair
Posted 2012-10-08 12:14:56 and read 2281 times.Quoting moose135 (Reply 3):
And they carry the world's smallest boom operator... |
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Topic: RE: Drones Inflight Refueling From Drones
Username: ptrjong
Posted 2012-10-08 14:18:26 and read 2206 times.Quoting oykie (Reply 1):
Interesting! This shows that in the end the U.S will have the capability of sustaining a military operation without humans. This opens up possibilities for defence and air dominance across the globe.
It might be cheaper to skip humans all together as long as we do not need boots on the ground. Of course in a major attack boots on the ground to mark targets are still needed.
The future will be interesting. |
This sounds horribly Dr. Strangelove to me.
It is well that war is so terrible -- otherwise politicians whould grow too fond of it.
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