Contractor moving test site from Arizona to Utah

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman says it's relocating the testing grounds for its unmanned aerial systems from Cochise County to an airfield in Utah.

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Israel drones to be used by Germany in Afghanistan

Israel Aerospace Industries said Wednesday it would supply unmanned spy planes to Germany that will see action in Afghanistan early next year.

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Lethal drone strike bolsters use of such attacks

The lethal drone attack that apparently killed a top Taliban leader in Pakistan is likely to bolster America's dual effort there: solidifying a sometimes shaky partnership with Islamabad while pursuing insurgents hidden along the country's border.

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NASA to fly unmanned drone for science research

There will be a powerful new scientific eye in the sky come summer. NASA and Northrop Grumman on Thursday unveiled two unmanned drones that will be used for atmospheric research. One of the two Global Hawks, a version of the Air Force's top-of-the-line unmanned spy plane, will be outfitted with science instruments this spring and conduct its first earth science mission in June for NASA.

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Drone lands in ND in preparation for border patrol

After two failed tries, an unmanned aircraft expected to be the first to patrol the northern U.S. border completed a flight from Arizona to North Dakota.

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Pakistanis say suspected US drone shot down

Pakistani troops and tribesman shot down a suspected U.S. military drone close to the Afghan border Tuesday, three intelligence officials said.

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South Ossetia: Georgian spy plane shot down

The interior minister of the separatist-held region of South Ossetia says his forces have shot down an unmanned Georgian spy plane.

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British Police Test Eye in the Sky Drone

Police in northwestern England on Monday tested a tiny airborne drone fitted with a closed-circuit TV camera that will be used to spy on criminals.

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Israeli Shoots Down Hezbollah Spy Drone

The Israeli air force shot down a Hezbollah drone for the first time Monday, sending its wreckage plunging into the sea, the army said.

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Hezbollah `air Power' First Flew in 2004

Hezbollah's remote-controlled attack on a warship Friday marked a first in the militant group's use of "air power" against its powerful enemy, the technologically advanced Israeli military.

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"Islamist insurgents say they have shot down an unmanned US spy drone off the coast of southern Somalia" on October 19, 2009.

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EXCLUSIVE: Robotic "drone" spy planes flying by remote control could be used to patrol New Zealand's waters.

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It was the last Friday of Ramadhan. These Cretins just couldn't let peace be and continued with their sectarian onslaught. I hope the majority of Pakistanis finally realize Wahabi/Salafi/Deobandi or any other Sunni extremists are an internal threat.

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Interesting. It seems some security or intelligence officials think Hakeemullah was killed in the infighting earlier. Seems like there's no definite certainty yet on what's happening.

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Profile of Zulfiqar Mehsud, aka Hakimullah/Hakumullah Mehsud. He has been announced as the new Pakistani Taliban leader by them after days of uncertainty and reported militant infighting after Beitullah Mehsud's death.

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Irfan Hussain has an argument with Roberto Delmaestro in the UK and reflects on the drone attacks, its role on terror and moral relativism. Does the end justify the means?

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...the new drones, made by Honeywell, are designed to hover over a crucial spot on a battlefield like helicopters, instead of flying in a wide circle.

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M Ilyas Khan for BBC, analyzes the current developments in regards to Baitullah Mehsud's speculated death, the consequences and what it would all mean for the Taliban and Pakistan.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud likely has been killed in a U.S. drone attack, a top Pakistani official said Friday. Villagers gather at the rubble of houses belonging to supporters of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.

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Military-backed researchers have built a tiny drone that looks and flies like a hummingbird, flapping its little robotic wings to stay in the air. So far, the mock bird, built for Pentagon mad-science division Darpa, has only stayed aloft for 20 seconds at a time.

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An airstrike believed to have been carried out by a United States drone killed at least 60 people at a funeral for a Taliban fighter in South Waziristan on Tuesday, residents of the area and local news reports said.

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A version you probably won't hear from the Führer's media cartel.

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"One of our men was martyred yesterday and one today. We were taking the coffin to the graveyard, reciting mourning hymns, when suddenly this blast happened," mourner Tauqir Zaidi told the Reuters news agency.

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Of the 60 cross-border predator strikes carried out by the Afghanistan-based American drones in Pakistan between January 14, 2006 and April 8, 2009, only 10 were able to hit their actual targets, killing 14 wanted al-Qaeda leaders, besides perishing 687 innocent Pakistani civilia …

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"A MICROCHIP-sized digital camera patented by the California Institute of Technology could provide vision for the US military's insect-sized aircraft. It is light enough to be carried by these tiny surveillance drones and also uses very little power."

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In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- that now may not be so fictitious.

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Despite threats of retaliation from Pakistani militants, senior administration officials said Monday that the United States intended to step up its use of drones to strike militants in Pakistan's tribal areas and might extend them to a different sanctuary deeper inside the coun …

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The U.S. military in Baghdad confirmed Monday that an American fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone over Iraq last month. The drone was first detected flying into Iraqi airspace Feb. 25, about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, the military said.

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An American fighter jet took down an Iranian drone over Iraq last month, U.S. military sources told Wired.com.

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An American fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone as it was flying over Iraq, U.S. military sources in Baghdad tell Danger Room.

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There aren't too many records that can actually compare to Dins (Social Registry, 2006). It'd be nice if there were, but music geeks just aren't that lucky.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein blew the lid off of a most controversial CIA program that targets Al Qaeda bases in Pakistan.

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There have been protests from Pakistan officials over the US drone attacks. Now it turns out the attacks by CIA drones emanate from within Pakistan's own borders.

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The missile attacks by drones operated by the Central Intelligence Agency have generally been aimed in the past at foreign Qaeda and Taliban guerrillas from Afghanistan who take refuge in Pakistan between raids into their own country to fight American and NATO forces.

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