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Wrong headline, this has been happening for a long time. The difference is that it's consumer drones or other nations, that are not the US military.
by TedShiller 5y ago
Wrong headline, this has been happening for a long time. The difference is that it's consumer drones or other nations, that are not the US military.
- ineedasername 5y agoI'm not aware of any other story-- about US hardware or otherwise-- that has shown a drone operating solely upon its own programming to attack a person. Otherwise, yes, it's common knowledge that the US uses human operated drones for lethal missions, but there is a human and not programming behind the orders to attack.
- DuskStar 5y agoAnti-Ship cruise missiles, for one. The TSAM (and possibly also the Harpoon) navigates to a search area and then determines a ship to attack within that area. The first self-guided antiship missiles might also qualify, but they were (iirc) lock-on before launch weapons. (Operational in the Pacific theater during WW2, even!)
- nradov 5y agoI think you meant TASM? Those were withdrawn from service several years ago but are being replaced with upgraded models.