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more about #robotplane more comments → FrankenPC: War will eventually get to the point that these UAV's will be so scary looking, no one will want to piss us off. more » Hamslicer: Where do they get such wonderful toys? more » secretmission: Totally cylon-ic. Can we get an interior shot (i.e. its organic guts)? more » SalilaNumskis: That's way better than having a music or art program at my son's school. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Bult by Cyberdyne systems? more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: When did Apple start making planes? more » Sam: If it's unmanned why does it have a cockpit? Or windscreen? Or is that an air intake shaped like a windscreen? more » Johnny Dactyl: Wasn't this on Eureka last week? more » PVIII: Is it bad that I think "Michael Bay should film that blowing shit up"? Well, actually, dont answer that; I know it's bad, but I don't care. more » regis: is it wrong that i think that's kinda sexy looking? if it is, don't tell me. because, frankly, that's pretty sexy hardware, right there. more » pantsonfireliarliar: Cylony! They seriously need red LEDs if only to induce fear. I'm imagining 3-4 of these patrolling some hostile territory. How creepy would that be? more » omgwtflolbbqbye: Hmmm. That's pretty clever. Building a UAV that looks too awesome to shoot down... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Has anyone seen Stealth......No, thought as much. Wait till the thing turns sentient..haha more » Hades_Kane: And here I thought for a moment we were looking at a post about the rumored Flight of the Navigator remake... more » -
#killerrobots
The Terrifying Beauty Of A Combat Vehicle That Thinks, Plans, And May One Day Harbor Dark Desires
Try not to drool on this prototype of the X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System, on display yesterday at Naval Air Station Pax River. Designed for autonomous launch and recovery, it's sleek, shiny and menacing. (Click to enlarge.) [Getty Images] -
#globalhawk
Global Hawk Sets Robot-Plane Endurance Record
An RQ-4 Global Hawk broke the world record for unrefueled flight endurance by a full-scale uncrewed aircraft in a test at Edwards Air Force Base last week, staying aloft for 33.1 hours at altitudes approaching 60,000 feet. The Northrop-Grumman built plane costs $28 million each - there are currently three of them in action both in the U.S. and in the Middle East. The previous record was held by an earlier variant of the Global Hawk. More »
