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Unmanned Vehicles

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A community for news and discussion around various types of unmanned vehicles whether they be UAVs, USVs, UGVs or otherwise. The scope of this community includes civil and military contexts.

News and discussion of all types of systems designed to counter and protect from unmanned vehicles are welcome too!

Not to be pedantic, but I also include any kind of practical robotics, even if it is stationary, part of "unmanned vehicles", so a stationary turret is fine to post here.

Anyone is welcome to post here, and the scope of content can include anything from sharing an unmanned vehicle you made yourself to articles about the political implications of unmanned vehicles in society.

Rules: Follow the spirit of Sopuli moderation rules, unmanned vehicles are like most other things inherently political but please keep in mind the focus of this community!

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Also see related article

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-fielding-cruise-missiles-cargo-planes-pallets-2027/

After years of testing and development, the Air Force Research Lab’s groundbreaking Rapid Dragon concept is finally becoming operationalized as the new Dragon Cart Program. And just in case you’ve never heard of this effort, it turns cargo aircraft like the C-130 and C-17 into long-range stand-off bombers that can flood enemy airspace with air-launched cruise missiles deployed from well beyond the reach of enemy air defenses.

Rapid Dragon ushers in probably one of the biggest shifts in strategic military power from technology in the last 30 years, palletized unmanned vehicles, missiles and rockets meant to bring payloads to space will all increasingly be deployed straight from the airlift aircraft that were previously moving them to some other platform to be launched.

For powers like Brazil with the Embraer C-390 this represents a quantum leap in resilient high volume firepower that can serve as a deterrant in depth projecting power from friendly airspace to extended distances, it represents a physical example of military and industrial power becoming more multipolar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Y9A-3WmWs

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