Defense Tech: Flying Robot Attack 'Unstoppable'?
The Yamaha RMAX G1 unmanned helicopter equipped with the YACS-G system that uses a high-precision GPS unit to detect altitude and speed and control all rudders through a computer. Dimensions: 3 m rotor diameter.
Image source: PhysOrg.com
Image source: PhysOrg.com
An AFP newswire article, via PhysOrg.com, reports that:
It may sound like science fiction, but the prospect that suicide bombers and hijackers could be made redundant by flying robots is a real one, according to experts.More here.
The technology for remote-controlled light aircraft is now highly advanced, widely available -- and, experts say, virtually unstoppable.
Models with a wingspan of five metres (16 feet), capable of carrying up to 50 kilograms (110 pounds), remain undetectable by radar.
And thanks to satellite positioning systems, they can now be programmed to hit targets some distance away with just a few metres (yards) short of pinpoint accuracy.
posted by Fergie @ 5/07/2006 08:49:00 AM
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