The future of spy drone tech lands after two weeks in the air

Good news as long as it really reduces the number of civilian deaths and reduces the number of all out wars.

But if it makes first-strikes easier and cheaper, it could actually help start more conflicts where one side would have otherwise folded before an armed confrontation ever took place, but now decided that they can cheaply stay in the fight.

I predict it will encourage more attempts to win asymmetric wars, with brute force. Brute force is a blunt instrument. Killing more civilians and thereby gaining the attacker further enemies, not measured in gunships or tanks, but men and women with a major grudge. These men and women can't be beaten through the use of airpower.

The next versions will be dog fight enabled. This one looks slow and clunky, but there will be some designed to seek and destroy the recon drones.