They've had true drones for quite a while. Ryan FireBees did a hell of a job in Nam flying over some of the nastiest parts up north. Completely autonomous.
They've had true drones for quite a while. Ryan FireBees did a hell of a job in Nam flying over some of the nastiest parts up north. Completely autonomous.
MCarp22 wrote: Methinks drones will just become more manuverable to cope with AAA: https://www.youtube.com/embed/8p5uDf9i_Yc
Since I've been widely denounced for suggesting a non violet methods of dealing with drones let's counter the above with this https://www.youtube.com/embed/RxBa5bQfTGc
Dude, that reminds me of the defense turrets in aliens. Awesome!
Appleseed wrote: They've had true drones for quite a while. Ryan FireBees did a hell of a job in Nam flying over some of the nastiest parts up north. Completely autonomous.
Nope, not autonomous. RC plane like 99.9%
"The Firebee's main air launch platform is the Lockheed DC-130 Hercules drone controller aircraft"
There is an upside to this drone thing. The ancient sport of Falconry might stage a comeback.
iceracer wrote: Remember sometime back there was a thread about a guy shooting down a drone ? Tonight there was a legal drama on TV about the very same thing. Well done. The guy lost because there are no regulations.
Watch the Good Wife too? Come on, admit it, you like it too!
Fair enough. D-21s were totally autonomous. Ultimately unsuccessful, but autonomous.
I've been know to create an automatic air powered BB gun or two. Might be a new business opportunity for defense against those pesky drones.
Appleseed wrote: Fair enough. D-21s were totally autonomous. Ultimately unsuccessful, but autonomous.
Also not autonomous, but epic-ly cooler than it's predecessor for nothing more than it's launch vehicles. Autonomous is more than just aiming for a target (go to this GPS coordinate and back to this one). It is manipulating data and coming to a solution based on a undetermined amount of variables. (Land on Aircraft carrier, ok where is the aircraft carrier, do I fit, how fast is it going, are the seas steady, ect ect ect.) Think Hal, not cruise control.) If torpedos were truely autonomous you couldn't loose them with counter measures and them lock onto the wrong target out the other side. They would re-acquire the same target.
vwcorvette wrote:iceracer wrote: Remember sometime back there was a thread about a guy shooting down a drone ? Tonight there was a legal drama on TV about the very same thing. Well done. The guy lost because there are no regulations.Watch the Good Wife too? Come on, admit it, you like it too!
I like it! Never miss it.
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