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and act on data over longer missions without recharge (refueling).” A longer range plus more on-board power to run advanced autonomy software on the drones itself reduces the need for a human ...

Aerial refueling is one of several critical defense ... with the construction of two infantry companies, a tactical drone section, a mechanical engineering company and off-road trucks.