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First All-Drone USAF Air Wing
bfwebster writes "Strategy Page reports that the United States Air Force has announced its first air wing that will consist entirely of unmanned craft. The 174th Fighter Wing has flown its last manned combat sorties; its F-16s will be entirely replaced by MQ-9 Reapers. Reasons cited include costs (maintenance and fuel) and the drone's ability to stay in the air up to 14 hours, waiting for a target to show itself."
"The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots."
I feel like death on a soda cracker.
The correct term is Unmanned American.
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
Just remember this moment when you're running over a field of skulls from a hunter-killer UAV controlled by SkyNet.
Start a happiness pandemic
What, they were all queens before?
That explains Top Gun, I suppose.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
...and fails to follow orders? Do they court-martial it?
Actually no. They make a movie about it with a hot babe.
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
Neocron!? That's an EVE-Online reference, you insensitive clod!
Yes, but as the article says, its unmanned so you can't ride in it.
This is not the funny you're looking for.
SO when are these jobs getting Bangalored?
So an "unmanned drone" is a truly purposeless thing. Of course, they're heading there anyhow: their penises get ripped off during sexual intercourse, after which they die.
In human relationships, this is called "marriage," but we only die on the inside.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne