Australia deploys military UAVs operationally for the first time

Nine months after publicly demonstrating its military capabilities, the Australian Defense Force is deploying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the first time on an operational mission. Four Aerosonde UAVs, originally designed as a lightweight weather observer with a 9-foot wingspan, will...

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