Air Force turns a plane into a drone - what does that mean?…

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Air Force turns a plane into a drone - what does that mean? http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2019/August%202019/Cessna-Turned-Drone-Foreshadows-Future-Unmanned-Opportunities.aspx

Cessna-Turned-Drone Foreshadows Future Unmanned Opportunities

A recently successful Air Force Research Laboratory flight demonstration brings the service closer to a future that could rely more heavily on machines than human pilots.

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