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more about #runaway 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 » BK88: Rosa, per the article, the Reaper was in Afghani airspace and about to depart it. The article didn't say which way it was headed out though. Again, ... more » Blake380: So now there are starting to become self-aware? more » MarcusMaximus: Weapons aren't fired automatically on the MQ-9 so nothing would have happened. It just would have flown to its designated spot and flown in a circle u... more » shenanigans61: Fuckin' UAV's. Every real aviator hates those little pieces of shit. more » -
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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 »
