Predator Progress
Credit: Nellis Air Force Base
High above Iraq's sandy surface, an unmanned aerial vehicle pivots its forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera toward a possible target. In real time, the image is down-linked to the "rover" television screen carried by a U.S. Army platoon leader in the field. Instead of sending his men into harm's...
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