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The Pentagon wants to win future wars with mind-controlled drones

October 18, 2018October 16, 2018 theDroneInfodrones, Military Drones, New Drone Technology, uav, War Drones0 comment

The next war might include mind-controlled drones SOURCE : https://www.militarytimes.com/2018/09/20/the-next-war-might-include-mind-controlled-drones/ The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has overseen trials using mind-controlled drones for use by the military. According to The Daily Beast, these trials were computer simulations that are the precursor to what could lead to robotics that are controlled by the mind of a human operator. The Military Times asked DARPA for comment regarding the experiment. An email from a spokesman from DARPA was able to shed light on the experiment, seemingly fit for science fiction. “Using a bidirectional…

A Reaper Drone Shot Down Another Drone in First Unmanned Air-to-Air Kill

September 23, 2018September 21, 2018 theDroneInfoanti drone technology, drones, Military Drones, reaper drone, uavs0 comment

U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole SOURCE:https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a23320374/reaper-drone-first-unmanned-air-to-air-kill/ A U.S. Reaper drone shot down another with a missile, the Air Force revealed yesterday. The incident, which took place last year and involved an unmanned target drone, was the first case of a drone shooting down another another aircraft. The event ism a watershed moment in the history of aerial warfare, as unmanned aircraft begin to muscle in on air-to-air combat—previously the exclusive domain of manned aircraft. Colonel Julian Cheater, commander of the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, revealed the incident in an interview…