Today's Drone Test Changes Everything About Unmanned Aerial Warfare
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Today, off the coast of Virginia on the USS George H.W.
"It isn't very often you get a glimpse of the future," Secretary of the Navy
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"The operational unmanned aircraft soon to be developed have the opportunity to radically change the way presence and combat power are delivered from our aircraft carriers," Mabus added.
Drones are an incredible weapon because of their ability to project power. Without ever actually putting a person in peril, the U.S. military has expanded its kinetic and reconnaissance reach to previously unseen limits.
But the rise of drone warfare has led the U.S. to create secret bases in remote parts of the world from which they can launch and recover the often top-secret aircraft.
That all changed today, with the U.S. showing it can tether the clandestine nature of the drones to the power projection ability of the largest Navy in the world.
Now, theoretically, the American military will not need a secret base, or the permission of countries where they are located, like Saudi Arabia, to launch unmanned aerial vehicles.
"By evolving and integrating new technology like the
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