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In a way it does - no consumer drones have that kind of performance, so either it's a hobby (or university) drone, or it's something industrial or military.As for communications, maybe it was satellite controlled (it's not super hard to do, just a tad expensive), or maybe there was just a long-range VHF / UHF radio being used and some autonomous behaviours. So long as you have GPS (even intermittently), open source software suites like ArduPilot can handle autonomous missions (with manual control available whenever an RC link is available). I'm also not sure why they claim there was no way it could be using a cellular connection; I'm assuming there's just bad service in the area they're talking about, but at elevated altitudes that might not be the case (cell towers are designed to radiate towards the ground and horizon, but reflected signals, side lobes, etc allow for some reception at altitude).
In a way it does - no consumer drones have that kind of performance, so either it's a hobby (or university) drone, or it's something industrial or military.
As for communications, maybe it was satellite controlled (it's not super hard to do, just a tad expensive), or maybe there was just a long-range VHF / UHF radio being used and some autonomous behaviours. So long as you have GPS (even intermittently), open source software suites like ArduPilot can handle autonomous missions (with manual control available whenever an RC link is available). I'm also not sure why they claim there was no way it could be using a cellular connection; I'm assuming there's just bad service in the area they're talking about, but at elevated altitudes that might not be the case (cell towers are designed to radiate towards the ground and horizon, but reflected signals, side lobes, etc allow for some reception at altitude).
