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Hand-launched drones have been used far over-the-hill surveillance since the mid-1980s. And the maturation of mini- and micro-electronic technologies has helped to fill the backpacks of infantry units at a frightening pace. Today, armed with what could pass as a model plane and a laptop computer, forward operating soldiers are being treated to a new view of the battlefield.
********** Black Widow, Pointer, Hornet and Snake Eye are not names that readily bring to mind something one would purposely carry in a backpack, but these are the new eyes of the battlefield for ground units. The operational capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs, have been brought to light by recent conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan, where the now combat proven Predator, Global Haw...See the full content of this document
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