Yup and of course a guy sitting at a computer console in the carrier flight command center has no problem whatsoever heading his plane into the thick shit and will even Kamikaze his plane into a target if the situation calls for it and get high fives from all his buddies when they playback the video.
Drone technology is creating a new paradigm. Terrorists have been the live fire targets and proof of concept.
“Drone technology is creating a new paradigm. Terrorists have been the live fire targets and proof of concept.”
It’s an outstanding point.
Consider other types of drones as well - jamming drones, NBC drones, and even rescue drones.
As a former USCG officer, I can see the pros/cons. Pro - you could fit more drowning fishermen in a drone helo. Con - the rescue swimmer and corpsman are going to be a little nervous knowing the pilots may choose to write checks they don’t personally want to cash.
I figure artillery shells showed the way.
Hap Arnold investigated with Kettering of General Motors, the development of drone aircraft. Using the Sperry gyros, they were not very accurate in those days, being likely to miss even a moderate sized city from 60 miles away, so they want to large manned aircraft with many bombs, pathfinders, and bomber formations. That was how we fought WWII.
The US investigated remote controlled bombers, and there was a program that used a remote control bomber stuffed to the gills with bombs, controlled by an aircraft behind it. It needed a pilot to perform takeoff and landing, then parachute out. Jack Kennedy’s older brother died while in that program.
the Germans had V-1 and V-2, which were inaccurate, and served mainly to kill noncombatants. Every launch was a war crime.
Drone technology is creating a new paradigm.
***And the antiship missiles aimed at the nuke carriers would fall under such drone technology designation.
of course a guy sitting at a computer console in the carrier flight command center has no problem whatsoever heading his plane into the thick shit and will even Kamikaze his plane into a target if the situation calls for it and get high fives from all his buddies when they playback the video.
***When we go up against the drone navy of the Chinese, it will be accompanied & surrounded by a sampan migration flotilla onto Taiwan. So those kamikazi drones will blow up civilians, and CNN will be there to put the whole thing on cable.