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Re:Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A by pubstik on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @12:54AM (#22745829)
More dense energy-wise than batteries can get. Its required for this concept to be a reality.
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Re:Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A by wolfd on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @05:50AM (#22747126)
That would be true if they weren't using fuel to power it, which they are. Part of the article shows the alternator they were possibly going to use.
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Re:Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A by KMag on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @07:54AM (#22747751)
You and the GP are in agreement.

The GP posted a sentence fragment, the expansion of which is presumably "[These generators and fuel are] more dense enegry-wise than batteries can get".

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