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America’s secret CIA drone program is no longer a secret, thanks to President Obama’s admission earlier this week that, yes, we do kill people in foreign lands by using these unmanned aerial ghosts of death in a “focused effort.”
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"The most advanced UAV in the world," an Eitan type drone crashed near Gedera, Central Israel during a joint Air Force and Israel Aerospace Industries drill this morning, Sunday 29 January; reportedly due to technical problems. No one injured.
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The drone is an effective Israeli weapon. Besides monitoring the skies of Gaza 24/7, it is used militarily to carry out light missile strikes for “special” missions. It was used many times by Israel to carry out assassinations.
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Increasingly reliant on drone technology, the United States Army is developing helicopter-style drones with vertical take-off ability and carrying 1.8 gigapixel color cameras offering "an unprecedented capability” of ground surveillance."
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There is little doubt the American public will be enraptured with the 2012 election, already in operation for the last 10 months, but the real story this coming year will center on a 34 mile-wide strip of water called the Strait of Hormuz.
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The United States will begin increasing its use of drones along the Mexico border in coming months, peering as deep as six miles into Mexico in the ongoing war on drugs and undocumented migrants, but the cost for such operations is raising criticism.
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In a letter to President Barack Obama, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling for a transfer of aerial drone strikes in foreign countries from the CIA to armed forces command, and says the White House should clarify legal rationale for targeted killings.
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Independent sources are reporting that the United States’ fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has been compromised by a virus, potentially threatening the reliability of the drones during combat as well as operational security before missions.
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With US and European economies threatened among short and medium term sustainability questions, it may seem surprising that the military institutions in the US, France, and England are actively and quietly expanding operations in Africa.
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A US spy drone has been shot down by Iran after the unmanned plane was discovered flying over the Fordo nuclear enrichment facility in the north central province of Qom, a senior Iranian government leader claims, a claim denied by US officials.
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Private companies are developing smaller, more sophisticated unmanned military drones to be used for air strikes or reconnaissance missions.
Pakistan condemns first US drone strike since parliament demanded end.
Two separate attacks by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kill at least 21 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say.
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