Originally Posted by
ANOpax
Wow. Clearly a bunch of you lack an enquiring mind (which is a little worrying on a pilot's forum).
The simple explanation for the presence of a fixed u/c is that the drones are multi-role and not purely designed for kamikaze missions.
Absolutely, this. If you have something that will do the job, why spend time and resources developing something else. Ideal? No. Effective? Yes. Let not the perfect defeat the good.