[LarryEt]

I just can't imagine these are not non-US Military drones.

I think the problem is in the US we think of drones as the DJI phantom and not FPV drones.

I mean if you look at FPV pilots like Johnny FPV or Mr Steele on youtube then extrapolate out a few billion $ on research and development you would end up with something completely alien.

[throwaway316943]

So how are they getting so close to naval groups? Aren’t those training missions in part based around detecting enemy ships and aircraft? Wouldn’t failing to detect some nearby vessel launching a surveillance drone be a massive piece of incompetence? How far behind would the navy be if all it takes to get the jump on them is a battery powered drone?