Fire Scout and UAV news.

[tkobo]

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/MQ_8B_F ... y_999.html
Last time a generation of the Fire Scout made serious reported progress, congress stepped in and cut funding.....

[tkobo]

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Navy ... a_999.html

Another successful series of tests ?Not sure,may by the same tests in a differernt article.Its the same ship....It may also be the enxt series of tests on the same ship....
BUT either way, this article gives some specifics of the test not mentioned in the other.

[Lightbringer]

You realize that every unmanned war vehicle we make is just another tool for Skynet...right?

-Light

[tkobo]

Sheeshhh, havent you read the "news" ? Dont you know that "global warming" will destroy the world well before skynet even gets built ?

[Hullu Hevonen]

You realize that every unmanned war vehicle we make is just another tool for Skynet...right?

-Light

"Skynet", that was a funny one

I'll be back!

[tkobo]

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/First_F ... t_999.html

[tkobo]

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Fire_Sc ... d_999.html

[Kreiger815]

Though I see the need for the majority of the weapons in development for the country that the Senate disagrees with, such as the F-22, Comanche, and Osprey VTOL, I don't really see the use of these helicopters, when Predators can do(or be modified to do) the same thing at an increased range.

Perhaps someone can enlighten me?

[tkobo]

For naval vessels their recovery is much simpler as it can land vertically,rather then have the UAV land in the water and be fished out, or try to land in a capture net.

[tkobo]

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Aurora_ ... t_999.html
Has promise.

[Lightbringer]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/scien ... ml?_r=3&hp

Skynet I tell ya!

[tkobo]

Obviously some scientists looking for funding I wouldnt be suprised at all, if they dont get the funding they want,that Global Warming somehow gets worked into the "fear"

I can see it now.
"Imagine machines running amuck spewing CO2 polution into our drinking water ! "

[Mission Space]

You realize that every unmanned war vehicle we make is just another tool for Skynet...right?

-Light

Will they take over where is JOHN CONNA!

[tkobo]

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Unmanne ... e_999.html

[tkobo]

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Fire_ ... y_999.html