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Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 17 days ago

After losing about $1 billion in Reaper drones over Iran, the US wants a disposable alternative. The Pentagon wants hunter-killer drones it can afford to lose.

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After losing about $1 billion in Reaper drones over Iran, the US wants a disposable alternative. The Pentagon wants hunter-killer drones it can afford to lose.

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Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 17 days ago
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After losing about $1 billion in Reaper drones over Iran, the US wants a disposable alternative
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The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the Pentagon organization that pulls commercial tech into the military, has opened submissions for a project called Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA).
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  • segfault11 [she/her, any]@hexbear.net
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    raytheon and friends will never let this happen hahahahaha sit-back-and-enjoy

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    Yeah man, that’s the corruption, giving that money to Raytheon and Lockheed is like, the whole point. If we had a cheap disposable drone we wouldn’t be going to war, because no one would benefit from selling them.

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    afford to lose hahahaha. Coming from the mutha fuckers wipping their asses with silk. Seems like the master has become the student. IRAN for the win

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    Drones that it can afford to lose? You mean, like, people?

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    Alibaba’s got you covered, fam. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Automatic-Reaper-Harvester-Gear-Drive-Tea_1601624221214.html

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    The funny thing about this to me is that countries that already have these drones should theoretically already be ahead on strategies to counter these types of drones. So I hope th US figures it out, builds a bunch at great expense, and then throws them into a blender of pre developed defense against them

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