Recent content by HUDFISH

Is anyone aware of how small and medium sized UAVs are launched and recovered from first responding vessels in significant sea states (when the deck can be rolling and pitching about 5 metres)?

I think the word "drone" has been popularized by the media particularly when reporting military drone strikes. It makes for sensationalized journalism because a drone sounds like a killing machine with no people in the loop; a machine making decisions. This couldn't be further from the truth...