The military has approved a 2 billion dollar contract to equip and research particle weapons on drones and the first prototype isn't far away. the
drone has a rotor for vertical takeoff and a fixed jet engine to fly once in the air the rotor blades retract. also put high energy weapons on them.
and here is some links
www.freerepublic.com...
www.newscientist.com...
[edit on 20-6-2004 by WestPoint23]