Military Using More Unmanned Planes
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The military's reliance on unmanned aircraft that can watch, hunt and sometimes kill insurgents has soared to more than 500,000 hours in the air, largely in Iraq
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US Army orders more IED detecting robots and gear to upgrade others.
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BAGHDAD -- American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities yesterday and US and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against US forces.
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AL ASAD, Iraq -- Army Spec. Jesse Espinosa figured he was down to just six more missions off this base west of Baghdad. Six more missions in the turret of his armored vehicle, fingertip at the trigger, performing duty so dangerous soldiers here liken it to Russian roulette: providing convoy security...
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U.S. Army officials said on Monday  they were pressing ahead with three new aircraft programs and  stepping up pilot training to reflect lessons learned in Iraq.
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Unmanned aircraft like those used by the U.S. military in Iraq will increasingly be used to monitor storms, a role currently performed by manned aircraft, weather officials said on Tuesday.
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The United Nations is flying six more aircraft to combat swarms of crop-devouring locusts in west Africa.
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Their helicopters buzz through the Baghdad sky, their patrols bristle with the latest weaponry and their armored vehicles carry the latest hi-tech gadgets.
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A Pentagon spending spree aims to replace the vulnerable Humvee with more than 6,000 mine-resistant ambush-protection vehicles, or MRAPs, just as a stopgap. Then comes a different bruiser in 2012. In Danger Room.
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A US company has received more than $1bn in funding to build prototype unmanned fighter aircraft for the American military.
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Unmanned aerial vehicles and other so-called "stand-off" weapons, whether currently used or in secret testing, belong to a developing high-tech arsenal that the U.S. military says will help minimize casualties as it battles insurgents.
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The Air Force is making more cargo flights over Iraq to keep Army transport trucks off the country's dangerous roads, accepting the increased risk to planes and added cost to reduce the threat on the ground, officials said Tuesday.
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A robotic airplane called ScanEagle has done more than 1,000 hours of intelligence and reconnaissance work for the Marines in Iraq, its developers said.
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Israeli air strikes against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have raised speculation that the Jewish state is arming its surveillance drones with missiles for track-and-kill missions.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded an $8.9 million contract to three vendors last week to build a prototype for low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles that can work with Army ground combat vehicles to scout ahead of American forces.
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Unmanned aerial vehicles and other remote-controlled weapons are part of a high-tech arsenal the U.S. military is developing to help minimize casualties in battles with insurgents.
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The U.S. military's lone outpost in South America is a modest affair &#151; some 220 Americans share space with a local air force wing and an international airport. They are allowed no more than eight planes at a time.