Scout Warrior: DARPA Gremlins to Launch & Recover Drones from Air Force C-130s
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency plans to demonstrate an ability to launch and recover small drones from an Air Force C-130 aircraft as part of its continued development of the Gremlins program - a technical effort designed to deploy groups of small drones carrying 60-pound sensor payloads up to ranges of 300 nautical miles.
The program is expected to culminate in an air launch and recovery demonstration in 2019.
The drones are intended to perform a range of missions, such as testing enemy air defenses and conducting ISR missions for an hour on station before returning to an Air Force C-130, developers said. A key concept of the program is extending the mission range of aircraft, while allowing manned crews to operate at safer distances.
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WNU Editor: I guess we are entering the age of the drone swarm.
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I think drone development is if you compare it to airplane evolution, is somewhere similar to planes just before WWII.
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