Indian Surveillance Drone

Indian drone flying over farmland

An Indian surveillance drone flies above the farmland, Coop gives chase in his truck, attempting to acquire "solar cells that could power an entire farm". He estimates that the drone had been flying for 10 years.

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After chasing the drone to a nearby lake, Cooper used a laptop to take control of the aircraft and land it without damage on a nearby hill. He then proceeded with Murphy and Tom to dismantle the aircraft for salvage. It is later seen in the back of the truck. It is unknown why the Indian drone was flying over the Great Plains of the United States, but the gravitational anomily may have corrupted its navigational computer, taking it thousands of miles from its normal patrol area. Due to the drawdown of major militaries worldwide, it is likely that the drone was either repurposed by the Indian Government to survey national agriculture, or was a leftover of the recent resource wars that was simply unaccounted for, only continuing to fly via solar power and artificial intelligence. It is possible that India may have used the drone to fight against Pakistan, China, or even the United States during the vague, but recent resource based conflicts. The drone has characteristics similar to a current Predator or Avenger drone.

Script

In the original script, the drone is of Chinese origin not Indian.