Friday, March 5, 2010

How UAVs Will Replace The Air Force's Current Fleet

When unmanned aircraft can refuel one another, their time on a mission will be dramatically extended. The Air Force Research Laboratory is spending $49 million over the next four years to create a system that will allow UAVs to autonomously refuel in the air, as seen in this 2007 RQ-4 Global Hawk test.

From Popular Mechanics:

In its latest plans for the future, the Air Force envisions swapping its pilots for a fleet of versatile—and affordable—unmanned airplanes. A single UAV with interchangeable payloads could replace several legacy airplanes. Here's a look at some possible trades.

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My Comment: I am sure that these "possible trades" will pale in comparison to what will probably be developed 10 or 20 years from now.

2 comments:

Mark said...

Man I just love UAVs :) Makes me wish I had studied Electrical Engineering hehe

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