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Predator C Avenger Makes First Flights

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the video-game-warfare dept.

stoolpigeon writes "General Atomics' new unmanned combat aerial vehicle, the Predator C Avenger, has been making test flights. This new Predator has a stealthy design, 20-hour endurance, is jet powered and has an internal weapons bay. A number of photos have just become available. 'The aircraft was designed so the wings can be folded for storage in hangars or aircraft carrier operations if a naval customer is found. Cassidy, a retired admiral, has talked about a possible Navy role for Predator C since 2002. The Navy was interested in the Predator B's capabilities, but didn't want to introduce any new propeller-driven aircraft onto carrier decks. The UAV also comes with a tailhook, suggesting that carrier-related trials are planned. The inner section of the cranked wing is deep, providing structural strength for carrier landings and generous fuel volume while maintaining a dry, folding outer wing. Right now, the US Air Force and Royal Air Force are considered the most likely users.'"

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  1. A new by geekoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    C compiler?

    what?

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    1. Re:A new by Darkness404 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, rather than simply returning errors, this one shoots you whenever you make them.

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    2. Re:A new by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      C compiler?

      what?

      Nope. Disassembler.

  2. Predator C++ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear the Predator C++ has a whole new class structures that have all new functions.

    1. Re:Predator C++ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Predator C++ is like making a UAV by adding wings and a computer to a tank.

  3. Re:Following the money... by maxume · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is it either/or?

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  4. Re:F-22 by Xabraxas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Like SkyNet?

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  5. Re:F-22 by bitt3n · · Score: 2, Funny

    that may be true, but what kind of movie will Top Gun 2 be if Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer are engaged in a brutal dogfight to the death while eating out of the same bag of Cheetos?

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  6. Re:F-22 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The pilots life is still at risk.

    The "U" is for unmanned, not un-piloted.

    These pilots who wake up at home with their families in the USA, commute to a facility where they fly these birds from a cubicle and kill people, then drive home for dinner with the wife and kids. It turns out they suffer serious stress related disorders at a much higher rate then real pilots.
    I don't have stats on suicides but I think it would be incorrect to say their lives are not at risk.

  7. Re:F-22 by SlashWombat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Like SkyNet?

    The companies name is General Atomics? And the Autonomous craft is called Predator C Avenger ... Sounds like the plot for a crappy B grade SciFi