Controlling drones at war: the global war on terrorism has seen the use of drones (or unmanned aerial vehicles--UAVs) by US-led coalition forces down to the platoon level. The operations of tactical drones are directed from ground control stations that are often on the front lines.

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Controlling drones at war: the global war on terrorism has seen the use of drones (or unmanned aerial vehicles--UAVs) by US-led coalition forces down to the platoon level. The operations of tactical drones are directed from ground control stations that are often on the front lines.

A UAV by itself doesn't do anything for anybody other than sit on the ramp and provide shade,>> Dyke Weatherington, deputy director of the US Department of Defense's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Planning Task Force told reporters after the publication of The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Roadmap 2005-2030 in August 2005. >

The operations of high altitude long endurance aircraft, such as the North...

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