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U.S. Navy lands fighter-jet sized drone on aircraft carrier for first time
National Post ^
| 13 July, 2013
| Brock Vergakis, AP
Posted on 07/11/2013 2:22:57 PM PDT by brityank
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Several good large pics at the site, along with decent info.
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:22:57 PM PDT
by
brityank
To: brityank
Good training would be a good combat flight sim. I haven't seen one in years, though. I'd like to see what Gunship (Microprose) would look like today. I played it on a C-64 and it was a blast.
Microprose made some good flight sims. F15 Strike Eagle was a beast to land, but Spectrum Holobyte's Falcon 4.0 was too hard for me, LOL! You almost had to go to real flight school to learn how to fly that thing.
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:32:18 PM PDT
by
jeffc
(The U.S. media are our enemy)
To: brityank
is it fully autonomous or is it remotely controlled?
i’m fine with remotely controlled... fully autonomous makes me nervous, and i’ve been in the tech sector for 30+ years.
not nervous for cool tech. that’s always fun. nervous for a future of a fully autonomous military, staffed by a handful of people controlled by one dictator in the WH
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:35:11 PM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: brityank
The Navy plans to show the drone can be refuelled in flight, which would give it even greater range. Incredible.
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:38:06 PM PDT
by
Jacquerie
(To restore the 10th Amendment, repeal the 17th.)
To: brityank
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:38:28 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: sten
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:39:17 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: sten
is it fully autonomous or is it remotely controlled? From what I've read here and other places, it can be both. Personal opinion is that if used for any interdiction of opposing troops then it must be remotely controlled, keep Man-in-the-Loop. Surveillance and monitoring can be autonomous.
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:40:47 PM PDT
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
To: brityank
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:46:12 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
To: sten
Read about it yesterday. Flies and performs programmed missions independently using an on board computer loaded with complex algorithms, but with human oversight for intervention if necessary. But there’s no one sitting in a bunker in Nevada flying the thing with a joy stick, which is the case with the Reaper and other current drones.
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:54:47 PM PDT
by
katana
(Just my opinions)
To: Steely Tom
Wow! The number of YouTube views jumped by almost 1300 in the first nine minutes after I posted that link!
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:56:51 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
To: Steely Tom
Great link - many thanks.
Culled this from the Youtube description:
Published on Jul 11, 2013
An unmanned US jet has landed on an aircraft carrier in a first for the US Navy.
The X-47B jet carried out the maneouvre twice in a milestone that raises expectations about basing drones on ships.
The aircraft, nicknamed "Salty Dog 502" dropped its tailhook to snag a cable on the deck of the USS George H.W.Bush which was sailing in the Atlantic Ocean.
The X-47B has a range of 2,000 miles and can carry the equivalent of two precision-guided bombs.
Some experts question why these unmanned aircraft are needed by the Navy. However, there is the possibility they could be used against China and Iran who are developing weapons which could force the US to operate further away from shore. Report by Ashley Fudge. ITN
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:57:56 PM PDT
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
To: katana
I just drove through New Mexico, AZ, and Nevada. We don’t see a lot of these drones in the East. They were all over the place out there. I know they were training, but wow. Kind of creepy knowing that my old RC plane has grown up.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:00:34 PM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?)
To: Steely Tom
Was 561 when I first watched - just reloaded and got 1835. Lots of eyeballs out there! Thanks again.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:00:55 PM PDT
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
To: katana
To: Paladin2
They will only hunt Freepers, if they have to hunt the Taliban they would run out of fuel before O would OK the strike.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:07:05 PM PDT
by
Lets Roll NOW
(A baby isn't a punishment, Obama is)
To: Steely Tom
How many views were kicked off by NSA?
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:10:18 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
Rocket-style. Can't top the original. Still the best.
What an amazing ride that would have been, any phase of its career.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:10:48 PM PDT
by
GBA
(Our obamanation: Romans 1:18-32)
To: brityank
This thing is proving to be very capable, affordable, and it seems to actually work.
This is about the time Obama usually cancels or shuts down a program.
To: Paladin2
The B-47 had to be one of the sexiest bombers ever built. That thing was beautiful. Lots of good footage in the Jimmy Stewart movie.
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posted on
07/11/2013 5:21:16 PM PDT
by
beelzepug
(if any alphabets are watchin', I'll be coming home right after the meetin')
To: katana
fully autonomous UCAVs are not good for a free society... as it only takes a few at the top to directly wield unimaginable power... be it via drones or bunker launched missiles.
no actual people means higher probability of very bad things happening
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posted on
07/11/2013 6:38:17 PM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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