Maybe it is too easy to have the drone taken over by the enemy when automated?
“Maybe it is too easy to have the drone taken over by the enemy when automated?”
Nope. This type of plane is autonomous, just like a cruise missile. It flies it’s route, dispenses munitions, then returns to the ship and lands. It’s all preprogrammed.
The difference is it’s a few thousand dollars for the flight (plus whatever cost of munitions), rather than ~$1,000,000 for the non-renewable cruise missile.
It’s ridiculous this is being canceled.