Yikes! F-16 Drone makes picture perfect landing...

[whttevrr]

Whoa...

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It just got real serious.

In other news...

O.J. Simpson got caught stealing oatmeal prison cookies.

[srican69]

1. are we going to have mass layoffs of airforce and navy pilots now?

followed by layoffs of airline pilots?

[whttevrr]

3. No...

It was only a dozen cookies.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/o-j-simpson-gets-busted-prison-trying-sneak-154732738--nfl.html

[tammywammy]

4. No, these will be used for training purposes.

Converting fighter jets into drones is not new, look up the QF-4. These will be used for pilots to practice against and also for testing of missile defense.

[madokie]

6. I'm ready for the car that I can tell go get me a cheese burger and it brings one home

Now that will be progress

[Scurrilous]

2. The Air Force Academy shakes in its born-again boots. n/t

[DetlefK]

5. A french aviation-company has developed something similar:

They have a remote-control-system (with AI as back-up) that's compatible with the electronics of most of their planes and helicopters. Screw it in, plug in some cables and that's it.

They demonstrated a successful flight with a transport-helicopter.

Next goal: Remote-control a Tiger attack helicopter, including weapon-systems.

[whttevrr]

7. Yeah...

Remote control tanks too?

The war machine will out live us all.

[trumad]

8. I believe that the military will be all drones and robots someday.

Skynet will be real.

[NuclearDem]

10. At the same time.

Dystopian minds think alike.

[srican69]

12. will it involve killing people .. or will the robots fight each other?

wont that be nice .. countries fight wars - but no one gets killed.

maybe they should replace wars with a football match or something .. the losing team's country has to agree to the terms of the winning team.

[trumad]

13. That would be cool actually.

[Posteritatis]

15. Set up a bigass arena someplace... (nt)

[Eleanors38]

16. Umm, maybe the sunny side of Mercury.

[NuclearDem]

9. Well, now SKYNET has a larger Air Force.

[whttevrr]

11. Yup...

Maybe we should make some assembly robots that can automate the whole process from forging the metal, delivery, and assembly. Then SkyNet can really take off.

[DGeorge]

14. "These aren't the drones you're looking for."

[whttevrr]

17. heh...

I see what you did there...