Advantage: USA
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Interesting. And they're working on a carrier-based refueling DRONE.
Sorta related to carriers, in the PBS documentary there was a segment where a pilot was having a hard time landing (don't remember the reason - weather?) and running low on gas.
They had to send up another F/A-18 to fuel him up so he could try again.
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Go to 6:30 or so...
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