Topic: U.S. Army orders its first batch of suicide drones

[AR10ER]

Soldiers who fly hand-launched drone scouts to spot enemies on the battlefield may soon get a deadly robotic device capable of also delivering a knockout blow. The U.S. Army has ordered its first batch of small suicide drones that are capable of launching from a small tube, loitering in the sky and then diving at a target upon command.

The backpack-size "Switchblade" drone and its launch tube give individual soldiers a new level of precise control over an explosive weapon. Rather than calling in supporting artillery fire or airstrikes, soldiers can simply launch the Switchblade from out of sight, confirm a target on a live video feed from the drone, and then command the robotic device to arm itself and fly into the target at high speed.

More here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44412133/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/#.TmpKvYKGoqJ

[Idaho_Gun_Nut]

You got to love technology!  Of course this reminds me a tv show from some years back where the wars were fought electronically and when the computers calculated kills the government would send X amount of people to the incinerators.  Sorry... I train wrecked myself...

[Farlo]

That was an episode of Star Trek:TOS.  However, I forget the name of it.

[2big2fail]

I don't like it.  Nope!  Not at all. For one thing, we aren't ready yet.  We're gonna need bigger shotguns.