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Not the latest ones. The trend now is to give a drone a flight plan, not to fly it.

For instance, the X-47B is designed to perform such delicate maneuvers as taking off from and landing on aircraft carriers and performing in-flight refueling automatically.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/x47b/

It has a wearable remote control for carrier crews to use to direct it while on deck.



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