A drone is a reusable platform, unlike a one-shot missile
Evidence
But those old flying torpedoes may be considered more as the ancestors of cruise missiles than as those of present-day drones. The essential difference lies in the fact that while the former can be used only once, the latter are reusable. The drone is not a projectile, but a projectile-carrying machine. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 147
Categorization
- DEFINE: Establishes the defining structural feature of the drone: reusability.
- XREF: connects to: Drones differ from cruise missiles by being reusable rather than single-use projectiles.; Return-to-base capability distinguishes two-way drones from one-way cruise missiles — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 763; Present-day drones combine remote control and autonomous piloting. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 106
Related
- Drones differ from cruise missiles by being reusable rather than single-use projectiles. (similarity 0.95)
- Return-to-base capability distinguishes two-way drones from one-way cruise missiles (similarity 0.89)
- Present-day drones combine remote control and autonomous piloting. (similarity 0.87)
- Drone missiles have larger lethal radii than conventional infantry weapons (similarity 0.81)
- The word ‘drone’ originally named expendable, nongenuine target dummies (similarity 0.79)
- Drones add the remote control’s range to the weapon’s range. (similarity 0.78)
- Drones multiplied ballistic reach by adding remote-control distance to weapon range (similarity 0.78)