Prediction Held up AI assessment confidence: 90% certainty 3/5 debate potential 2/5

Future military FPV drones will navigate autonomously and operate without RF links

Blake Resnick · How This Company Is Transforming 911 Responses With Autonomous Drones | Blake Resnick on TBPN · Apr 26, 2025 · at 17:59

Blake Resnick is the founder of drone maker BRINC, discussing technological evolution from manual FPV piloting to autonomous systems.

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“I think they'll be more automated. They'll have stabilization systems. You'll be able to select a target and the drone will do its own navigation to intercept that target. They won't rely necessarily on RF communication systems since the jamming environment is getting so bad in, you know, in, in many places.”

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