Future of Surveillance/Attack Helicopters

Hundreds of small low-cost UAV helicopters are located at dozens of secure
sites, within an area of conflict. When required, a remote pilot, who may
be located thousands of miles away, will cause a number of these helicopters
to takeoff and fly to separate GPS coordinates.

The remote pilot may then selectively use these UAV's for surveillance, or
land them to await further instructions.

An attack will consist of flying the UAV into the target, since the cost
will be less than that of separating the delivery vehicle and the weapon.

The pilot will be referred to as a VKP ~ for Virtual Kamikaze Pilot
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Eventually, surplus components will appear on the market. At which time
homebuilt affectionados will start using these parts to produce homebuilt
helicopters, possibly for the European JAR-VLR and the US Sport Plane/Pilot
categories.


A dream, a reality, or a nightmare ????