Dec 202011
 

Over There, Over There…
It’s kinda bizarre that we just, you know, have become kinda blasé about sending robots and other stuff to Afghanistan now. At what point did we transition from a war to “The War?” Namsayen?

But Anyway, ROBOT HELICOPTERS!
There are already a significant number of robots fighting in Afghanistan. Those guys in trailers somewhere in New Mexico or Nevada or wherever, the guys who fly the majority of Predator drones and other warbot aircraft, well, in addition to raining down death (or photography) from above, they’re now going to be dropping cargo as well. With this newly deployed robot helicopter.

Air, Land, Sea, and Air Again.

[ARTICLE VIA WIRED DANGER ROOM]
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BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS POST:
Wired for War
by P.W. Singer
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