Drones by their more flexible nature are creating new options with different kinds of precision, scale and application. Here a Defense example.
DARPA is testing drones it can launch from a plane—then collect mid-air in MIT Technology Review
The news: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has conducted the first test of a new type of drone that can be launched from a plane in a swarm then recovered in mid-air when it's done its job.
How it works: A military transport or bomber plane releases a series of drones in rapid succession, they carry out the task designated to them (surveillance, for example), then they return to the plane, docking on a line before being winched in. It looks a bit like the airborne refueling process. ... "
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