UAVs have some drawbacks in the field, officials say

Military leaders told a Senate panel this week that while unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have proved useful in Iraq and Afghanistan, the short ranges of some models, and a lack of sufficient numbers of the aircraft, have caused problems. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) asked military witnesses how they...

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