Military Embraces Wider Roles for Unmanned Systems

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Back then, they were called remotely piloted vehicles, or simply drones, but unmanned aircraft have proved themselves useful in wartime before, only to be ignored in peacetime. Not this time round—not after Iraq. Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signaled the seismic...

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