Ex-British F1 engineers build a cheap 466-MPH kamikaze drone
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F1 engineers spinning up a 466 mph single-use strike drone shows how motorsport and defense are converging on high-performance, low-cost autonomous systems. Any dual-use hardware or autonomy stack you build should assume rapid militarization pathways and the regulatory scrutiny that follows.
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