Northrop's Global Hawk and Proteus simulate unmanned aerial refueling

[unionation]

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[lapinschous1]

@unionation die in hell

[PyroSA]

Why on earth does it use the reverse of what's normal?

[RRJackson]

That is AWESOME! You know, it seems like aerial refueling of manned aircraft is one of those things that would be best handled by an onboard computer, too. A lot of those maneuvers that have a very specific desired order of events seem like ideal candidates for automation, actually. Like landing on an aircraft carrier. That's something that has always relied on a pilot with peak reflexes and absolutely no distractions, but computers will still always think faster and react faster.

[roidroid]

hmm.... i wonder if a globalhawk could be captured or tampered with in mid-flight using this method.

[xero993]

@roidroid The aircraft recieves orders via satellite, otherwise it flies and operates on its own.

In a combat scenario you would need to avoid radar to get this close.