Spotlight UNITED STATES Issue dated 08/03/2017

Attack drone technology proliferation changes power-balance in war on terror

An MQ-1B Predator from the 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron

The use of attack drones was once the sole preserve of the Pentagon but home-made devices that are practically impossible to counter are now being used against US forces in numerous theatres of operation. [...] (521 words)

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