Robots Go To War · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday September 22, 2001 @05:46AM from the somebody-forgot-the-first-law dept.

JKT writes: "According to The Times (of London): Predators, which can operate for 40 hours at a time ... can hover at up to 25,000ft, taking photographs in all types of weather, and at night with the use of infrared cameras ... For the first time in any operation, the Predators, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in San Diego, are also armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles ... if a Predator spots a potential target, the ground operator can launch a Hellfire missile attack immediately." The article covers all the various pre-attack surveillance mechanisms, including special forces units of various countries. Interesting stuff, especially because it appears that one of those recon drones has already been shot down.

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michael by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-22 05:51 · Score: -1, Troll

You are the worst hypocrite of all the Slashdot editors. Why don't you just piss off?
Re:Ooooh boy.. by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-22 08:27 · Score: -1, Troll

Your mom has a big gaping hole