Saab Enters Collaborative Combat Aircraft Race with High-End Concept

Re:Saab Enters Collaborative Combat Aircraft Race with High-... by _joel on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:48AM (#49523634)

You can't fly a micro drone thousands of km's

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Re:Saab Enters Collaborative Combat Aircraft Race with High-... by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @12:43PM (#49524466)

The DARPA LongShot is a cruise missile barge that deploys another short range missile from its bay. That could be repurposed for other munitions like drones.

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Re:Saab Enters Collaborative Combat Aircraft Race with High-... by kaffekaka on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @02:03PM (#49525518)

Could not help thinking about the Simpsons truck truck truck: https://youtu.be/5coythRANLA

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Re:Saab Enters Collaborative Combat Aircraft Race with High-... by wombatpm on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @01:44PM (#49525279)

But you can smuggle them in containers and trucks to accomplish the same strike thousands of km’s away.

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Re:Saab Enters Collaborative Combat Aircraft Race with High-... by _joel on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @07:54AM (#49534934)

That's happened once, which was quite something to pull off, but don't think that's normal.

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