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Title: Air Force Tests Contraption That Can Turn Any Plane Into a Robot Plane
Post by: rangerrebew on August 19, 2019, 12:10:46 pm

 Air Force Tests Contraption That Can Turn Any Plane Into a Robot Plane

    By Patrick Tucker 
August 15, 2019
 

Scientists say new ROBOpilot completed a two-hour test flight, essentially turning a manned plane into a drone.

Air Force scientists have announced that they had tested a robot kit that can turn virtually any plane into a self-piloting drone, through a program called ROBOpilot.

Why is that important? For starters, planes and drones are expensive. The drone shot down over Iran last month cost $220 million. For years the military has rushed to fund fabulous, exquisite drones of all shapes and sizes. Some, like the $15 million MQ-9 Reaper from General Atomics, are cheaper than manned military aircraft. But the big ones are more expensive than many types of civilian sport aircraft.

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/08/air-force-tests-contraption-can-turn-any-plane-robot-plane/159211/?oref=d-river (https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/08/air-force-tests-contraption-can-turn-any-plane-robot-plane/159211/?oref=d-river)

Title: Re: Air Force Tests Contraption That Can Turn Any Plane Into a Robot Plane
Post by: thackney on August 19, 2019, 12:35:01 pm

Otto?

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/Airplane_screenshot_Haggerty_Nielsen.jpg)

Title: Re: Air Force Tests Contraption That Can Turn Any Plane Into a Robot Plane
Post by: Idiot on August 19, 2019, 01:39:03 pm

Quote from: thackney on August 19, 2019, 12:35:01 pm

Otto?

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/Airplane_screenshot_Haggerty_Nielsen.jpg)

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