Tag: COMBAT

While the debate over using unmanned aircrafts in military combat continues, Britain's Ministry of Defence recently unveiled its latest unmanned aircraft prototype. Named after the Celtic god of thunder, and just as ready to bring it, the Taranis is a long-range strike plane that's designed to invade enemy airspace. According to the BBC News, the plane, which took more than 3 million man-hours to ...

The U.S. government is continuing its march towards an all-robot army. The Predator drones, featured heavily in the Afghani campaign, strapped with missiles was just the beginning. The next step are the Special Weapons Observation Remote reconnaissance Direct action Systems, or "SWORDS" robots. SWORDS are modified bomb disposal robots mounted with M249 light machine guns. The robots were ...