(Daily Mail) A drone called the T-600 – named after the Terminator – successfully launched a torpedo from the sky.
BAE Systems demonstrated the feat during a NATO training exercise, which saw a human controller fly the quadcopter strapped with the torpedo from a dock and over the ocean, where it let the weapon drop.
The electric-powered, car-sized T-600 has a payload capacity of 441 pounds, tops speeds of 87 miles per hour and has a range of up to 50 miles.
The demonstration aimed to showcase the anti-submarine warfare capabilities of the T-600 and its potential for automated logistics, resupply, casualty and evacuation.
A drone called the T-600 – named after the Terminator – successfully launched a torpedo from the sky
The T-600 is the AI-powered machine that takes over the world in the iconic Terminator series and features a combat endoskeleton made of titanium alloy, sometimes covered in synthetic latex
The T-600 is the AI-powered machine that takes over the world in the iconic Terminator series and features a combat endoskeleton made of titanium alloy, sometimes covered in synthetic latex.
The demonstration, conducted by BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics, was held in Portugal last month.
It saw the T-600 successfully release an inert Sting Ray training variant anti-submarine torpedo during a flight mission at sea for the first time.
The exercise known as REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Uncrewed Systems) involved 15 NATO partners, along with Ireland and Sweden.
Neil Appleton, Head of Sustainable Electric Products, BAE Systems Air, said: ‘In just two years since we launched our collaboration with Malloy, we’ve developed a heavy lift UAS and, working with the UK Royal Navy and Portuguese Navy, have taken part in the latest NATO REPMUS exercise.
The electric-powered, car-sized T-600 has a payload capacity of 441 pounds, tops speeds of 87 miles per hour and has a range of up to 50 miles
