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Anduril announces Roadrunner, jet-powered VTOL drone

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186 points drak0n1c | 1 comments | 01 Dec 23 05:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.195s | source
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tonymet ◴[01 Dec 23 06:03 UTC] No.38483681[source]▶
why not just detach the warhead and save the drone?
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brotchie ◴[01 Dec 23 06:08 UTC] No.38483698[source]▶
Too complicated.

My understanding is that you have an defensive area with ~20 of the hangers scattered around.

  1. !!Incoming threat!!
  2. LAUNCH ALL THE DRONES,
  3. One intercepts,
  4. Other loiter a while in case of additional threats,
  5. Remaining drones return to base.
Get the operational advantage of having many vehicles in the air, all controllable by one operator, but you recover those not used.
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1. hgomersall ◴[01 Dec 23 07:21 UTC] No.38484091[source]▶
I learnt that tactic from that well known documentary, Stargate Atlantis.