@typesfast: Turns out the US government will fund anything if you can put a missile on it
Summary
Saildrone conducted its first live-fire demonstration, launching JAGM missiles from its SD-3001 drone during RIMPAC, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin and the US Navy.
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Turns out the US government will fund anything if you can put a missile on it
Saildrone (@saildrone): WATCH IT HAPPEN: Six months of engineering and systems integration with @LockheedMartin led to the first live-fire demonstration in Saildrone history.
At RIMPAC, SD-3001 launched two JAGM missiles while operating with @USNavy assets.
The work continues:
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