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Re:Israel's autonomous 'robo-snipers' and suicide drones rai... by holbue on Sunday March 14, 2021 @02:19PM (#26457439)
I didn't know about the story yet, but the reality was already very close to that terrible scenario: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachem_Ba_349 (One of the launch sites is quite close to where I live)
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Re:Israel's autonomous 'robo-snipers' and suicide drones rai... by ceejayoz on Sunday March 14, 2021 @02:24PM (#26457487)
That looks like the pilot was intended to survive.

A better comparison would be the Japanese approach. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze

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Re:Israel's autonomous 'robo-snipers' and suicide drones rai... by evgen on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:05PM (#26459809)
More specifically, the Ohka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY-7_Ohka
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