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Originally Posted by photon
Maybe Canada should build it's own drone, a complete remotely piloted replacement for multi-role fighters?
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That's what I'm saying. Light drones are far less complicated than advanced fighters. I'm sure Canada's high tech industry is up to it if given the proper incentive and funding. We wouldn't have to rely on the US heavy aviation industry anymore. Heck, we have enough engineering companies that live on military contracts in Calgary alone developing the GPS and guidance systems for things like this.
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Originally Posted by photon
Currently pilots say flying a drone is like piloting while looking through a straw too.. anyone who's driven a car and played a driving game or flown a real airplane and played a flight sim knows that it just isn't the same, though technology could go a long way to mitigating that (virtual reality headsets that move when you look around, wide angle cameras, etc).
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Exactly, I don't see why the helmet mounted huds and targetting that pilots have in the latest fighters can't be adapted for even less to pilots on the ground. This is technology that is going to grow and catch up really fast.