Wednesday, 6. June 2012
Topic: Drone - on June 6, 2012 at 10:20:00 PM CEST
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Drones
The Obama administration has made drone warfare a centerpiece of its counterterrorism strategies, so here's a rundown of the essentials.
Everyone is talking about drones. Also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs, remote-piloted aircrafts have become a controversial centerpiece of the Obama administration's counter-terrorism strategy. Domestically, their surveillance power is being hyped for everything from fighting crime to monitoring hurricanes or spawning salmon. Meanwhile, concerns are cropping up about privacy, ethics and safety. We've rounded up some of the best coverage of drones to get you oriented. Did we miss anything? Let us know.
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