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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow does this crap get authorized? Military weaponry budget really needs to be drastically cut.
http://www.rt.com/news/us-drones-swarms-274/US military surveillance future: Drones now come in swarms?
Published: 20 June, 2012, 19:47
A small insect or a mosquito over your ear may now be much more than simply annoying. Those could easily be micro drones which now come in a swarm of bug-sized flying spies.
In an effort to create a hard-to-detect surveillance drone that will operate with little or no direct human supervision in out of the way and adverse environments, researchers are mimicking nature.
The University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab showed off a network of 20 nano-quad rotors capable of agile flight, which could swarm and navigate in an environment with obstacles.
This is another step away from bulky heavily armed aerial vehicles or humanoid robots to a much smaller level of tiny remote-control devices. While current drones lack manoeuvrability, cant hover and move fast enough, these new devices will be able to land precisely and fly off again at speed. One day the military hope they may prove a crucial tactical advantage in wars and could even save lives in disasters. They can also be helpful inside caves and barricaded rooms to send back real-time intelligence about the people and weapons inside....more
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How does this crap get authorized? Military weaponry budget really needs to be drastically cut. (Original Post)
Skidmore
Aug 2012
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grilled onions
(1,957 posts)1. The Newest "Swat" Team ?
Why do I feel I am in the middle of the MAD Spy vs Spy page? We need to spend more time on real people and quit playing "who can we spy on next?" at a huge cost to tax payers.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)3. Big money in fear and surveillance. And the profiteers will keep stoking the
fears to keep the cash flowing in ... It's an insane model. As usual, IMO, the US priorities are all F'ed up on this stuff.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. It just goes on and on with no end in sight. Money and fear. Makes one wonder how
mankind evolved without all of this ... Sadly, I don't think the future will be very pleasant.
toddwv
(2,830 posts)4. You think that's a waste of money?
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)5. Now that is a big-assed mosquito.