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by rhacker 1844 days ago
Um, is anyone else thinking how impossible this would be with current tech?

50 miles during one stretch. And on the helicopter that followed it, it logged 1.5 hours of flight time! The radio control tech must have been extremely tuned for that range. Maybe a vehicle was driving below it.

I am picturing at least 5KWh battery that should weigh at least 75 pounds (total guestimation)

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In the article:

> A source with direct knowledge of the incident's details told The War Zone they believed the drone was highly unlikely to be battery-powered based on the altitude, distance, and speed at which it flew.

Thank you, missed that.