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Old 6th Dec 2013, 13:07
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New Stealth UAS

From AvLeak

Unmasking the RQ-180

No piloted option I'm afraid...
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Oh, just another ****ing drone then....

For a moment I thought that a new University Air Squadron had been formed...
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Makes you wonder what was wrong with the last one at the rate they are churning these things out, Henry Ford would have been proud of them.
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Don't show BEagle this pic ... as he'll blow two gaskets for sure

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Ooooohhh formation desk flying.
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In the picture is the UAV in front air to air refuelling the other UAV behind it? If you squint you can just make out what looks like a basket and black hose. Maybe it's our new tanker fleet:-)
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Oh, do keep up 007!

Global Hawk drones in mid-air refuelling test

This was 18 months ago!
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Unusual to see you using the d-word, Leon....

Or have you at last accepted the generic term 'drone' for these things?
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I tried to get an OZ Army Intel. Officer interested in looking round a (reasonably) fast jet in Germany in the late 70's.

" Nah, thanks, but no thanks. Not interested. They're all going to be replaced by drones.
Come to think of it, most are flown by them already."
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BEags

Not my video post link, old boy
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Very clever (the refuelling, that is) but what's the point...other than to upset Beagle?
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Like us UOTC lot, the UAS guys were quite stealthy albeit in the bar sense

Don't forget China's equiv of the Global hawk as well as SOAR Dragon have appeared over the last year or so

Chinese UAV & UCAV development - Page 23

The Google Earth / Map images of Plant 42 Palmdale don't show anything special TBH. One time you could see a B-2 outside one of the production hangars at Palmdale the other year but not now

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