The drone, that smart animal: it is comforting to see, in our brutal world of defence where often-confusing acronyms have become a plague, that several publications--including and American one--have reverted to the good old fashioned word << drone >>.

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The drone, that smart animal: it is comforting to see, in our brutal world of defence where often-confusing acronyms have become a plague, that several publications--including and American one--have reverted to the good old fashioned word << drone >>.

And what a noble title it is. For those who may have forgotten, a drone is the male member of that smart bee family that is in charge of keeping the hive's queen happy. The word drone was originally adopted by the Americans themselves (particularly Ryan) to designate their first unmanned aeroplanes, and later abandoned by the Americans (particularly the bureaucratic sp...

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