Air Drones to Invade the Planet... Now [Air Drones Invasion]

Published: November 21, 2007, 9:30 am

Tags: air drones invasion, aircraft, drones, dubai, dubai air show, top

One of the most shocking things about the Dubai Air Show were the drones. Drones everywhere. Drones in every single booth, drones on the runway, drones in my coffee. Everyone wanted a drone, for surveillance, spying on your neighbour country, start a war, help soldiers or take it out for drinks. The fact is that automated aircrafts are the new buzzword in aviation:With lighter, stronger materials and advanced electronic components available at cheap prices, even aficionados can build these glorified model planes. At the show, not only Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman or BAE had these machines available. Small companies offered them as well. Granted, all of these drones aren't equally smart, but whereas they are fully automated, semi-automated or remote controlled, these aircraft are taking a center role in the battlefield. Infantry soldiers carry and use them as reconnoissance tools, while the bigger, more lethal models like the Predator or the Reaper can actually give

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