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There’s a video of the capture at https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/11/05/darpa-nabs-gremlin-drone-in-midair-for-first-time/ https://www.defensenews.com

There’s a video of the capture at https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/11/05/darpa-nabs-gremlin-drone-in-midair-for-first-time/ https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/11/05/darpa-nabs-g...

sneak 5y ago
Direct link to video on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4T6Vr4a1hY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4T6Vr4a1hY (this works better with https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-redirect/pmcmeagblkinmogikoikkdjiligflglb?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-redirect/p... )
- tzs 5y ago
  A modern take on an old idea. Nearly 100 years ago airships were carrying biplanes that they could launch and recover, allowing the biplanes to reach places that were out of range from airports. Here's a biplane being launched [1]. Here's a returning biplane docking [2]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTGBFY82Gik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTGBFY82Gik [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FIm5qt5JrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FIm5qt5JrQ
  - darepublic 5y ago
    Hence the zeppelin action sequence in the last crusade!
- LegitShady 5y ago
  Fire the sound guy who thought this was a good idea. Just what I want in silent technical demonstration video - heavy guitar and drums. I guess they thought it was underwhelming and needed the help.
  - djbusby 5y ago
    That's a producers choice. Producers are like managers; Sound "guys" are like developers - reluctantly doing things managers prescribe
- randerson 5y ago
  Wouldn't it be easier to just fly the drone in through the back door of the C-130?
  - ceejayoz 5y ago
    Probably substantially riskier. If you miss or go in too fast, you take out the C-130. That said, helicopters already do it with boats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz24kWbFxRY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz24kWbFxRY
    - randerson 5y ago
      I imagined some sort of a net to catch it. But, you're right.
  - upofadown 5y ago
    Stuff can't fly when the airspeed drops to zero. The drone would not be able to stay in the wind shadow of the mothership and would drop down below it.

There’s a video of the capture at https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/11/05/darpa-nabs-gremlin-drone-in-midair-for-first-time/ https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/11/05/darpa-nabs-g...

sneak 5y ago

Direct link to video on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4T6Vr4a1hY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4T6Vr4a1hY (this works better with https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-redirect/pmcmeagblkinmogikoikkdjiligflglb?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-redirect/p... )

tzs 5y ago
A modern take on an old idea. Nearly 100 years ago airships were carrying biplanes that they could launch and recover, allowing the biplanes to reach places that were out of range from airports. Here's a biplane being launched [1]. Here's a returning biplane docking [2]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTGBFY82Gik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTGBFY82Gik [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FIm5qt5JrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FIm5qt5JrQ
- darepublic 5y ago
  Hence the zeppelin action sequence in the last crusade!
LegitShady 5y ago
Fire the sound guy who thought this was a good idea. Just what I want in silent technical demonstration video - heavy guitar and drums. I guess they thought it was underwhelming and needed the help.
- djbusby 5y ago
  That's a producers choice. Producers are like managers; Sound "guys" are like developers - reluctantly doing things managers prescribe
randerson 5y ago
Wouldn't it be easier to just fly the drone in through the back door of the C-130?
- ceejayoz 5y ago
  Probably substantially riskier. If you miss or go in too fast, you take out the C-130. That said, helicopters already do it with boats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz24kWbFxRY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz24kWbFxRY
  - randerson 5y ago
    I imagined some sort of a net to catch it. But, you're right.
- upofadown 5y ago
  Stuff can't fly when the airspeed drops to zero. The drone would not be able to stay in the wind shadow of the mothership and would drop down below it.