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I’m a licensed drone pilot—FAA Part 107—and have expected drones to be completely outlawed here in the US because they are such a weapon. I am stunned some crazy has yet to use one in a terrorist attack.
Not sure a see much reason for a drone wingman. The wingman keeps the lead safe by watching for threats as the lead concentrates on the task. If a drone can do that, that same tech can simply be installed in the lead plane. And the drone doesn’t need to maneuver to address a threat in an era of all aspect missiles.
But it sounds extremely effective at enriching DC and procurement officers retirement gigs.
While I have no doubt the US can develop high quality drones, can we produce them (here) at reasonable cost compared to non allies?
It’s not a stretch to imagine a Terminator/SkyNet future for the human race.
It would make little difference whether or not killer drones were controlled expressly by a rogue computer network or by a small tyrannical network of humans programming the drones: For the control of serfdom and, if necessary, extermination of human rebel elements not submitting to the will of those who have siezed power.
Read the book, ‘Kobani’ if you are into the future of aerial warfare and drone wing mates. High tech military fiction at its best with great cast of characters. You can thank me later.
In the near future the military will fly hundreds of drones in unison near the enemy and will spell out: Surrender Dorothy
I mean: Surrender