1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Internationalhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodointernational/Dropping Explosives From A Quadrotor Puts Tom Clancy To Shamerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mnI9QC5L1r"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2012/05/dropping-explosives-from-a-quadrotor-puts-tom-clancy-to-shame/">Dropping Explosives From A Quadrotor Puts Tom Clancy To Shame</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2012/05/dropping-explosives-from-a-quadrotor-puts-tom-clancy-to-shame/embed/#?secret=mnI9QC5L1r" width="600" height="338" title="“Dropping Explosives From A Quadrotor Puts Tom Clancy To Shame” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="mnI9QC5L1r" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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To a casual observer, this video might look like dropping high explosives from an RC helicopter, which would be cool enough on its own. But the real case is so, so much better: This is the future of dropping tiny, deadly bombs from the sky.