Wednesday, August 1, 2012

"Terminator" is upon us ...

The Squids have a new toy:

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland — If you saw it in person, you’d probably think it was a UFO, too.

That’s what happened when the Navy trucked its batwing-shaped drone of the future from California to its new testing bed here in Maryland. Across the country, 911 switchboards lit up with reports that mysterious trucks were hauling a spaceship. In truth, it was a demonstration model for something the Navy desperately wants: to launch an armed, spying, stealthy drone from an aircraft carrier, one of the hardest maneuvers in aviation, conducted with the click of a mouse. But up close, you can see why people freaked out.

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"Autonomous" being the operative word. Just a matter of time before a drone busts me for driving like Steve McQueen. Heh ...

Great thanks to Susie for the link.

2 comments:

Gordon said...

If you get stopped and given an anal probe, it's either the squids or a real UFO. Heh.

montag said...

If they say please and thank you with your anal probe it is a real UFO.