Unmanned Air Ambulances are not Science Fiction Anymore
The reason for an unmanned drone is, the army does not want to risk more personnel in a war zone. Especially medical staff that are critical to keeping the trained soldiers alive.
The reason for an unmanned drone is, the army does not want to risk more personnel in a war zone. Especially medical staff that are critical to keeping the trained soldiers alive.
The AirMule unmanned ambulance can land and take off vertically, with space for to passengers or 450kg in weight. Drone powered by an internal engine can operate efficiently hard terrains like mountains or cities. This engine type makes the drone better than a helicopter because they don’t have big propellers. One other advantage is the drone’s maximum range is 31 miles. They can quickly send behind the enemy lines to the combat area. The AirMule’s testing is almost over. Tactical Robotic expect to finish fully operational one in 2016. But still not certain when they will be used on battlefields.
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Rachel Kowalski
Rachel Kowalski is the Cybersecurity Analyst at TrendinTech, where she covers vulnerabilities, ransomware, supply chain attacks, nation-state operations and the security rules shaping organizations in the United States and Europe. Before moving into journalism she worked as a threat intelligence analyst at a security vendor and later reported for CyberScoop and the security desk at Wired, covering the SolarWinds compromise and the ransomware wave that hit hospitals and pipelines. Rachel holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from the Georgia Institute of Technology and attends Black Hat and DEF CON in Las Vegas each year, where she follows research from the security community. She writes to make risks and countermeasures understandable to people who are not specialists.
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