Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Russia Wants Drones That Are Also Flamethrowers



Popular Mechanics: Will Russia Really Make Drones Armed With Flamethrowers?

They have the technology.

A few years ago, a video showing a supposed Russian quadrotor with a machine gun went viral. That clip was actually publicity for a video game, but now reality is overtaking fiction. The director of Russian arms-makers Rostec saying the company is now working on cheap, flamethrower-armed multicopters. That can dodge bullets.

Alexander Yakunin told Russian newspaper TASS that the project is in the works. Judging from the technology his company has already developed—and taking a more nuanced approach to translation—we'd say the flamethrower drone is more plausible than it sounds.

WNU Editor: I call this "over-kill".

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