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I'd believe that it is, but why would they publicize that they've unlocked "the secret to quieter drones" if that were a classified development? Even if they c

I'd believe that it is, but why would they publicize that they've unlocked "the secret to quieter drones" if that were a classified development? Even if they can't say that "the secret is to change the fans like so", they'd at least say "thanks to this work, the latest drone prototypes are now half as loud as the old ones" or something to indicate the progress. If the fact that a noise reduction was achieved was itself classified, then the headline would trumpet an advance in computer modelling, which is what the article actually talks about.

kube-system 6y ago
> I'd believe that it is, but why would they publicize that they've unlocked "the secret to quieter drones" if that were a classified development? Marketing. For a potential adversary to gain useful knowledge from this article, they'd need some numbers to understand the extent of the capability. They're not learning much from "we're using computers to make shit better", they already know that. It is not uncommon for the military to publicly announce something, yet keep the specs a closely guarded secret.