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2005-03-31 Home Front: Tech

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Posted by Frank G 2005-03-31 11:14:58 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wonder Boeing is ever going to move into this action. Not having to carry humans, drones of the future may look totally un-airplane-like. I suspect that the most effective combat drone will be much like the WWII Jeep--inexpensive and mass-producible, as ubiquitous as personal computers. Each operator might fly a dozen or more as a team, the airplanes communicating with each other like Strykers, for navigation, threat avoidance, targetting and attack. The hardware already exists, all that must be done is the AI software, then tens of thousands of these things could rule the sky.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-03-31 11:33:46 AM|| 2005-03-31 11:33:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Boeing X-45C

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-03-31 11:44:04 AM|| 2005-03-31 11:44:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Ack! It is the rise of the machines! Help us Conner!

(Seriously, this is soooo cool)

Posted by mmurray821 2005-03-31 11:49:10 AM|| 2005-03-31 11:49:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 There's nothing to worry about, humans...

Posted by Skynet 2005-03-31 12:49:34 PM|| 2005-03-31 12:49:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 16 HellFires! Ouch!

Posted by Snoluck Thrusing8442 2005-03-31 12:50:24 PM|| 2005-03-31 12:50:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 16 hellfires from 50k'.Talk about a bolt out of the blue,sheesh.

Posted by Raptor 2005-03-31 1:51:26 PM|| 2005-03-31 1:51:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 16 Hellfires? Sounds too big to be low cost/usable.

Posted by Shipman 2005-03-31 2:09:10 PM|| 2005-03-31 2:09:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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