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2025-08-07 Science & Technology

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Posted by badanov 2025-08-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [169 views ] Top
File under: Commies

#1 I'm having trouble making the numbers match:
a wingspan of 20 meters ~ 60ft
The maximum take-off weight [MTOW] of the drone is 4.35 tons ~ 8700 lbs

Best I can do is pull a Beechcraft Airliner from this table:
Wing loading

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-07 17:02|| 2025-08-07 17:02|| Front Page Top

#2 It is worth reminding that a scheme for the cassette launch of kamikaze drones is being developed for large drones of this type, which should form a swarm before the attack and have the ability to independently target the target with the help of a trained neural network identifying the target.

That right there is the future. The various parts are already available off the shelf. Given the long cycle time of our MIC, we should be ready for it in a decade or so. Gentlemen, to your proposals!

Posted by SteveS 2025-08-07 21:57|| 2025-08-07 21:57|| Front Page Top

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