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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Pentagon's Mad Scientists Want to Launch Killer Drones From Small Warships

Pentagon's Mad Scientists Want to Launch Killer Drones From Small Warships | Danger Room | Wired.com: "The military’s next killer drone could be launched and landed aboard small surface warships, extending the reach of America’s robotic arsenal to more remote battlegrounds than ever before.

The Tern concept. <em>Art: Darpa</em>

That is, if an ambitious new effort by Darpa, the Pentagon’s fringe-science wing, can overcome a technical challenge dating back to the 1980s. Namely: how to boost a drone to flight velocity without the benefit of a five-acre aircraft carrier deck, and without resorting to a speed- and range-limiting helicopter design."

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