$50 Drones

Unmanned aerial vehicles have seen extensive use in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the military isn't the only organization playing the drone game.
As IEEE Spectrum reports, you may be seeing your own personal drone on shelves soon, and the small price tag will make it accessible to everyone.

You May Soon Be Able To Buy Your Own Drone For Only $50 

 

 
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Drone Spying Capabilities Are About To Take Another Huge Leap

The fleet of drones that police our skies are about to get an upgrade.
Developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BAE Systems, The $18.5 million Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System (ARGUS) program will be the most advanced surveillance system in the sky.


DARPA's New ARGUS Camera

 

Iran's New Indigenous Qaher 313'

Iran's New Indigenous Qaher 313' 

The Aviationist

All Signs Point To Catastrophe In Mali - Business Insider

All Signs Point To Catastrophe In Mali




Both a Mali expert and a confidential UN report project that every plausible scenario regarding the turmoil in Mali will turn out poorly. Al-Qaeda-backed rebels are already running a drug trafficking and ransom empire in the northern two-thirds of the country while the Malian military established yet another new government after dissolving it last week.

Drone Strikes In Mali - Business Insider

Drone Strikes In Mali 

The U.S. is reported to be "mulling" drone strikes in Mali, and has at the very least dispatched spy drones and support materials to aid French legionnaires and its Air Force.

Events In Northern Mali Downright Barbaric - Business Insider

Events In Northern Mali Downright Barbaric

In April, Tuareg rebels and radical Islamist s forced government troops out of the northern region of Mali.
The rebels declared independence from Mali and named Africa's newest country Azawad while the jihadists said they were "against independence" because it was "not in the name of Islam."

Man buried and about to be stoned

Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleet

Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleet | Hacker News




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