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Unmanned Flight Brings Cadets Down to Earth

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 18) -- The video laid out the options for the cadets after graduation. Fighter jets. Cargo planes. Helicopters. Space. Cyberspace. Unmanned aircraft. "Whenever the Predator or an unmanned system came onto the video, the room exploded ... they would go, 'Yeah!' " said Brig. Gen. Dana Born,...

No Runways? No Problem for New Drone

(Jan. 11) -- The Air Force Research Laboratory is funding a West Coast company to build a drone that can stay aloft for 24 hours and land and take off in areas where there are no runways. The Sand Dragon is a "runway independent, heavy fueled engine, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) with a minimum of 45 lb./500 W sensor...

A Technology Surge in Afghanistan

(Dec.7) -- The 30,000 new troops slated for deployment in Afghanistan are supposed to enable a new approach to pushing back the Taliban and stabilizing the country. But it's not just the doctrine that's new; some new technologies have also either recently debuted in Afghanistan, are scheduled soon to go to war, or are...

Photo Captures Mystery Drone Operating Over Afghanistan

Courtesy of Lockheed Martin The mystery plane spotted in Kandahar appears similar to this Lockheed Martin Polecat, an unmanned aerial vehicle revealed in 2006. A French journalist's picture of the mystery jet appeared on this French language site. For months, aerospace writers have been hot on the trail of a secret...

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01/03/12 The super-scary threats of 2012 Source: Daniel W. Drezner I see the Eurasia Group has published their top ten risks for 2012.
09/07/10 Air Force Intelligence officers proud to serve Source: Elizabethton Star - Elizabethton TN Col. Mark A. Cooter, whose name is on the Veterans Walk of Honor in Elizabethton, has served as commander of the 497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Group at Langley Air Force Base, Va., since July 2009.