“The military is doubling down on drones. The expansion would give the Pentagon even more reconnaissance data, expanding capacity in new programs from the Army and special contractors. Only a vanishingly small percentage of the flights involve actual strikes, but they’ll provide a crucial first step for strikes in new regions, which will require reconnaissance feeds for targeting and command support. Notably, many of the future reconnaissance efforts are intended to monitor operations in Ukraine and the South China Sea. Thus far, drone strikes have been largely confined to Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.”
http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/17/9164577/pentagon-drone-mission-increase-2019
Related posts:
California’s first mobile Amber Alert shocks strangers
FAA tells Colorado residents not to shoot at drones or risk fines, jail time
North Korea: Is War the Inevitable Outcome?
How Long Can Central Banks Push Bonds to Absurdity?
21 Ways Rich People Think Differently
Jeffrey Tucker on arrest of Bitinstant's Charlie Shrem
California Man Taken Down at Gunpoint for Photographing Airplanes
Forty Years of Drug War Failure Represented in a Single Chart
Wisconsin asks hunters to watch for marijuana fields
Amazon Billionaire Jeff Bezos's Life Story
Open Carry Texas Meeting Harassed by Four Openly-Carrying Police Officers
The Government Tells Ross Ulbricht He Owes It $183,961,921
Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream With Wall Street's Mark Gorton
Study finds medical cannabis is effective at reducing opioid addiction
Obamacare's broken website cost more than LinkedIn, Spotify combined