The robot aircraft with a nightmarish nuclear mission
The atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946 were too dangerous for conventional aircraft to observe. Pioneering remote-controlled drones, however, were a perfect match.
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The atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946 were too dangerous for conventional aircraft to observe. Pioneering remote-controlled drones, however, were a perfect match.
The F-35 in South Carolina is not the first important asset to go missing for a spell.
The F-35 that was recently unaccounted for is not the first jet to require a search or recovery, as have drones and even nuclear weapons.
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Switchblade drones can fly like a small uncrewed aircraft, but have an explosive charge on board that can take out a target.