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Drone Will Call Aircraft Carriers Home
The Wall Street Journal ^
| FEBRUARY 8, 2011
| NATHAN HODGE
Posted on 02/08/2011 11:03:16 AM PST by PreciousLiberty
The U.S. Navy said it made a breakthrough in drone technology with the first flight of the X-47B, a bat-winged unmanned jet designed to take off and land from an aircraft carrier, one of the most complex and difficult feats in aviation.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bomber; drone; navair; navy; stealth; x47b
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More cost effective and flexible than cruise missiles - now for a fighter drone. ;-)
This one should be able to penetrate heavily defended airspace effectively.
To: PreciousLiberty
Maybe, but its still a horrible headline.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:04:30 AM PST
by
skeeter
To: skeeter
The thought of an American carrier launching a thousand or so of these bad boys at an enemy warms my black heart.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:06:05 AM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: PreciousLiberty
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:08:09 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: PreciousLiberty
When ever the Bears are near a carrier is a great time for drone training.
Start with the cooks and cheap practice drones.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:08:53 AM PST
by
NoLibZone
(Obama must be impeached and tried for treason.)
To: Lurker
The scary part is these drones are now being designed to be autonomous. They pair up a hunter and killer team. One designates a target and the other kills it without a ground based human pilot.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:09:32 AM PST
by
WaterBoard
("PBR Street Gang this is Almighty, over..")
To: PreciousLiberty
Someday, the machines will kick our arse.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:09:51 AM PST
by
DonaldC
(A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
To: PreciousLiberty
I hear its pretty stealthy too
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:11:06 AM PST
by
GeronL
(http://www.stink-eye.net/forum/index.php for FR backup site!)
To: PreciousLiberty
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:13:51 AM PST
by
Cheetahcat
( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
To: PreciousLiberty
A drone could pull many more G's than any piloted aircraft..
How could a Pilot keep up with it.?
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:14:43 AM PST
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
To: PreciousLiberty
Landing on an aircraft carrier is pretty cool stuff. Land based runways don’t gallop and tilt a whole lot.
But the idea of a cloud of black death leaving the flight deck and heading towards our foe - makes this engineer feel pretty good.
With semi-autonomous flight capabilities, we can have a squadron of 10 geeks, pilot 100 of these beauties; only taking over to fly the last critical portion of a mission.
Log into a drone, ruin the bad-guy’s day, tell the drone to come home, log out. Repeat on next drone.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:15:35 AM PST
by
Hodar
(Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
To: Hodar
I am going to miss the thumbs up and the salute before launch!
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:18:02 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: DonaldC
How long till one goes looking for Sarah Conner.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:25:14 AM PST
by
gilor
(Pull the wool over your own eyes!)
To: PGR88
Sort of like saying thanks to the automatic recording telling you to hold. I have done it. LOL
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:26:05 AM PST
by
70th Division
(I love my country but fear my government!)
To: PreciousLiberty
What bothers me about this, is that anything that can be hacked, will be hacked.
We all know the propensity of nations like China to steal proprietary secrets too.
I love the technology. This is a fantastic aircraft. The tech that allows it to land alone, is amazing. Will it remain secure in our hour of need? Better men than I will have to make sure it does.
There are times when I worry about our reliance on so much tech. Some battlefield EMTs and we’re essentially pantsless.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:27:40 AM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(All hail the Kenyan Prince Obama, Lord of the Skid-mark, constantly soiling himself and our nation.)
To: PreciousLiberty
I was wondering, do the pilots deploy with the ship or stay home at a base and drive remotely.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:32:08 AM PST
by
artificial intelligence
(Your data will be processed by me for future input. Thank you.)
To: PreciousLiberty
I can’t resist: “Drone ... home.” Now let me go find the mother ship.
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:33:21 AM PST
by
Truth29
To: magslinger
To: PreciousLiberty
Who used to call them home when it was time for them to come home?
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:35:45 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
To: hosepipe
"A drone could pull many more G's than any piloted aircraft.. How could a Pilot keep up with it.?" I have a great idea...how about another fighter drone without a pilot.(ahem)
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posted on
02/08/2011 11:37:02 AM PST
by
blam
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