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Nevilledog

(55,134 posts) Tue Jun 8, 2021, 12:10 AM Jun 2021

The US Navy has refueled an aircraft using an unmanned drone for the first time

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The US Navy has refueled an aircraft using an unmanned drone for the first time (Original Post) Nevilledog Jun 2021 OP

Cool. Interesting also was the turn, while hooked up, yonder Jun 2021 #1

yonder

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1. Cool. Interesting also was the turn, while hooked up,

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Tue Jun 8, 2021, 12:26 AM

Jun 2021

they were making. I thought mid-air refueling was somewhat hazardous and always done on the straight and level?

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The US Navy has refueled an aircraft using an unmanned drone for the first time

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