New spy plane can be drone or flown by pilot

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Blogs.cnn.com:



Northrop Grumman Corp. on Monday introduced a spy plane that can be used as a drone or with a pilot onboard.

The company says its Firebird intelligence-gathering system will allow users to gather and transmit high-definition video, infrared video, radar and listen in on communications at the same time.

"Firebird is an adaptable system that makes it highly affordable because of the number of different missions it can accomplish during a single flight. It's a real game changer," Rick Crooks, Northrop Grumman's Firebird program manager, said in a press release.



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I would think that where this thing will be operating, it would be best to just use as a drone. It is piloted that way too.