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Related: About this forumDrones can be used to transport illegal drugs (Drone blowback)
The technology is cheap and common world wide and has been available for some time!
The only thing that the U.S. has over others is quantity of drones..
http://diydrones.com
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Drones can be used to transport illegal drugs (Drone blowback) (Original Post)
anon-y-moose
Jun 2012
OP
the ability for the aircraft to fly autonomously to pre-programed coordinates.
anon-y-moose
Jun 2012
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PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)1. Tacocopter...
Blue Owl
(50,605 posts)2. Hey man, you got any of that drone blow?
n/t
drm604
(16,230 posts)3. RC Airplanes have been available for a very long time
and could probably be used that way.
anon-y-moose
(200 posts)5. the ability for the aircraft to fly autonomously to pre-programed coordinates.
the ability for the aircraft to fly autonomously to pre-programed coordinates. has been around too but not as long as those "toy" airplanes ...
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)4. If some people go through the hassel and expense of building submarines
in the middle of rain forests, then I'm sure that variations of drone smuggling has been explored and exploited for some time now.