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    RenfredClymene: I work on the Predator program (which also includes the Reaper) and I can tell you that there's no way the Reaper would have continued it's "mission t... more »
    Nick: just as long as john travolta doesn't make a movie about this -- it will be fine more »
    J_Frank_Parnell: gives new meaning to BSOD, huh? more »
    MaQ: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! I am panicking!! What will happen when it starts fighting back? more »
    Munch the BanNail: Have you confirmed that this wasn't just a publicity stunt for Short Circuit 3? more »
    Coolmodo: Am I wrong in assuming that these drones cannot really do anything on their own? I mean this thing is not designed to autonomously select and attack ... more »
    SugouriWendy: @ shenanigans61 I'm an exUSAF airman who worked with support personnel for the Predator. The UAV's do not replace a pilot, seeing as how an actual C... more »
    Bombear: Calling these Drones is very wrong. the only thing they can do by themselves is fly home....and only if ive told them how to get there. they are the... more »
    VerdaHizay: I see you quoted "pilots" through the article. All MQ-9 pilots have gone through Air Force flight school. Most have flown manned aircraft prior to fly... more »
    Gators15: I'm in the USAF. It would have run until it ran out of fuel and crashed in some random place. It won't fire it's ordinances without user input, the sa... more »
    PaintTheSkyGrey: Just a friendly reminder to commenters to keep OPSEC intact. :) more »
    Pope John Peeps II: I wonder what would've happened if the Reaper hadn't been shot down. It is typically used for "hunter-killer" missions and targets enemies on the grou... more »
    AqueousBeef: Sounds like the beginnings of a shitty Jamie Foxx film, oh wait... more »
    met2art: Excuse me? A what kind of drone? more »
    Hilo: It's not the drone's fault... Beyonce's video was just so good. more »
  • #uavs

    Runaway Drone Shot Out of Sky

    An MQ-9 Reaper drone's fail-safe programming failed and it rushed through Afghanistan's airspace on Sunday. The US Air Force simply responded by sending a manned plane to shoot it down. Turns out this isn't all that uncommon. More »
  • #wargadgets

    First Fully-Unmanned Machine Combat in History Heralds Robotic Apocalypse

    For the first time in history, an unmanned machine has engaged and destroyed another unmanned machine in real combat. It sounds like science fiction, but it happened a week ago in Iraq, when a MQ-9 Reaper killed a remote controlled vehicle carrying a bomb. More »
  • #riseofthemachines

    First All-UAV Air Force Combat Wing Takes to the Skies Sans Pilots Over Iraq