http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/ Engadget Comments for U.S. deploying first robotic aerial drone squadron http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
not necessarily incompatible plans... people out, robots in... ]]>Jul 18th 2007 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
By the way, I declare this the most cynically named product of the year. Disgusting.]]>Jul 18th 2007 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
Q: Why did US military first launched the unmanned airplane, and not an unmanned car?

A: Because it is easier for the robot to steer in the air, as no people distracted by their touch-screen iPhones get in the way!

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No, Terror (especially the Islamo-Facist kind) can never be won. But it is a war. Here in the UK, we are fighting a war against terror and against those who hate our way of life.

We need a few of those Hunter-Killers circling London and targeting a couple of mosques...


Cheers!]]>Jul 18th 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
What they hate is your government's behaviour.
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Yes, we need to deal with terrorism, but it's not the religion that's at fault, it's the evil, clever masterminds that use any religion for violent reasons...

But, i would like the UK gov to buy some... don't we lose enough lives already?]]>Jul 18th 2007 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
Then that means if a UCAV or UAV such as that above sees an insurgent wielding an RPG, then it will lock onto the heat signature of the RPG and automatically fire at it, thereby killing the human holding the RPG.

That is such a big loophole.

Wow, it's starting to get eerily similar to the robots in Terminator. Imagine when we advance in AI software and we allow them to make decisions on their own, or make them self-aware, then that is when it gets scary.

Now they're putting them into squadrons. Let's hope there isn't any friendly fire.]]>Jul 18th 2007 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
As a side note, the word "drone" seems like a poor choice for these things anyway. A drone bee has no stinger. It only makes good sense to use the term for unarmed UAVs.]]>Jul 18th 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
Also, if you think the idea of a squadron of pilot-less attack planes is psychologically damaging, imagine hundreds of these things, painted black, circling over head:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0eoeYSylCI

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And if you think a squadron of pilotless attack planes is psychologically damaging, imagine hundreds of these things, painted black, circling overhead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0eoeYSylCI]]>Jul 18th 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
These things typicaly carry Hellfire missiles - Bombs are too heavy and don't carry a machine gun either so I suspect the drones would only be neccesary against enemy convoys - or - if Osama Bin Ladin ever shows up again.

What America really should do is develop robots shaped like large rolling balls which are gyroscopicaly stabilized to roll across terrain - carrying machine guns internaly - and visual equiptment...something similar to the droids in Star Wars Episodes I and II.

I can't wait till America reaches the point where we can throw droids at the enemy and watch their horror when they realize that robots killing them will demoralize them and they can no longer simply kill US soldiers to demoralize us.

In the end, that is what unmanned warfar is all about.

KILL THE ENEMY with superior FUNDING.]]>Jul 18th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
War is peace FTW!]]>Jul 18th 2007 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/B. The Global Hawk is "more" robotic, and is already in service.

The only REAL differences between the MQ-9 Reaper and the MQ-1 Predator is a different engine, and it can carry more munitions.]]>Jul 18th 2007 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Asimov is rolling in his grave....]]>Jul 18th 2007 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/
These things are very cool though, much cheaper than the Globalhawk.]]>Jul 18th 2007 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/u-s-deploying-first-robotic-aerial-drone-squadron/Jul 18th 2007 9:22PM