Boeing SolarEagle . Remote robots: Human-free by land, sea and air

[Al Bumin]

The recent downing of an uncrewed surveillance airplane in Iran offers a rare peek at some of the US government's most advanced military hardware. But the drone is only one of the remotely operated vehicles in the US military arsenal. Here is a look at some of the other independent interlopers being deployed on land, at sea and in the air. Phil McKenna

What goes up doesn't necessarily have to come down – at least, not any time soon. The SolarEagle aims to stay airborne for at least five years at a time. Circling at a height of 17,000 metres, the solar-powered surveillance drone in effect blurs the line between spy plane and space satellite.

Boeing beat all challengers last year to continue developing the 120-metre-long craft for the US Department of Defense. Under the terms of the agreement, SolarEagle will begin test flights in 2014.



https://www.newscientist.com/gallery/drones/3

 

[User-E]

Airspace is going to be getting crowded what with all the planes, drones, satellites, etc.

 

[Private]

Airspace is going to be getting crowded what with all the planes, drones, satellites, etc.

Is Amazon still going forward with their drones delivery system?.

 

[BEER]

Where is the free beer?.

 

[papasmerf]

Where is the free beer?.

check the used beer department, I am sure they have some.

 

[BEER]

check the used beer department, I am sure they have some.

none available it says.

 

[papasmerf]

none available it says.

was worth a shot

Guess you will need to open a tab

 

[Art Mann]

none available it says.

Ready to return my rental.

Slightly used, but you're welcome to it. :biggrin2:

 

[papasmerf]

Ready to return my rental.

Slightly used, but you're welcome to it. :biggrin2:

thus is how lite beer is made

 

[Prick]

thus is how lite beer is made

Dark beer is double the pleasure?.

 

[papasmerf]

Dark beer is double the pleasure?.

Some dark beer is made as nectar for the gods

 

[El Lobo]

How did beer became the topic here?.

 

[papasmerf]

How did beer became the topic here?.

Beer and Bacon come up a lot around here.

have a sammich

 

[Martin]

Perfect example how to hijack a thread.


Continue please :biggrin2:

 

[User-E]

Perfect example how to hijack a thread.


Continue please :biggrin2:

Have you ever noticed that every thread eventually ends up including bacon? /-Thumbs-up::/

 

[papasmerf]

Have you ever noticed that every thread eventually ends up including bacon? /-Thumbs-up::/

well bacon does make everything better

 

[User-E]

well bacon does make everything better

We should have a 'Find the Bacon' contest. Whoever finds the most threads containing bacon wins ... more bacon! :YMPARTY:

 

[papasmerf]

We should have a 'Find the Bacon' contest. Whoever finds the most threads containing bacon wins ... more bacon! :YMPARTY:

interesting idea

But would the post who used the word Bacon most with a prize??

Maybe even a prize of 200 punds of pork belly to make a week supply of bacon?