DARPA’s Tern is basicaly a tailsitter drone that reinvents Convair’s XFY-1 aircraft’s technology from 1951. It seeks to greatly increase the effectiveness of forward-deployed small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates by enabling them to serve as mobile launch and recovery sites for specially designed unmanned aerial systems (UASs). In times of war, it’s capable of carrying up to 600 pounds of ordinance and designed to conduct combat strikes. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for the five most popular viral videos today, including one hands-on clip of the $1,899 retro iPhone 7.
