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NEWS ABOUT: spy drones

spy drones stories: 8 news summaries
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 Canada to US: 
 Are We Still Friends? 

American protectionism worries our northern neighbor

Oct 8, 09 10:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Canada’s biggest problem now also happens to be its best friend: America. PM Stephen Harper once worried that Canada’s “special relationship” with the US had been lost under George W. Bush—and it hasn’t improved a bit under Obama, writes Luiza Ch. Savage in Macleans.... More »

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Canada • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • free trade • economic stimulus package • Canadian border • US-Canadian border • spy drones • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Financially grounded by the recession, the Pentagon and governments around the world are launching blimps to spy on their enemies, the Economist reports. Such balloons cost far less than Predator and Global Hawk drones—which can sell for $35 million each—and stay airborne for more than a week, while... More »

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Pentagon • US military • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • spy drones

 Pakistan Bombings Kill 15 


Mar 7, 09 12:24 PM CST
(AP) - Three separate bombings killed 15 people in northwestern Pakistan today, while authorities investigated reports that a pilotless US drone crashed in the region bordering Afghanistan. The bombings, coming days after gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's visiting cricket team, were a fresh reminder of the militant threat in Pakistan, where Western leaders... More »

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Afghanistan • CIA • Pakistan • spy drones

 US Drone Downed in Pakistan 

Pakistan claims US spy craft crash-landed near Afghan border

Sep 24, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pakistani military says it has recovered the wreckage of an American spy drone in the tense Afghan border region. Local tribesmen had earlier claimed to have shot the drone down, but Pakistani officials said the wreckage had no bullet holes, and apparently was downed by a malfunction. US officials... More »

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Pakistan • Waziristan • drones • spy drones

After 7 Years, New Tactics to Find bin Laden

Shift to targeting other al-Qaeda leaders in hopes of picking up trail

Sep 10, 08 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seven years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the US has no bead on Osama bin Laden, believed to be hiding out in Pakistan's lawless northwest. Frustrated by the lack of progress, American and Pakistani officials have shifted their strategy to target other top al-Qaeda... More »

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Pakistan • US military • Osama bin Laden • Afghan border • Predator • North West Frontier Province • spy drones • 9/11 attacks

US Releases Pakistan Border Clash Video

Coalition says footage proves troops were returning militants' fire

Jun 12, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - US-led coalition forces have released a video shot from a surveillance drone showing a controversial clash on the Afghan-Pakistan border. Pakistan claims the engagement led to an airstrike that killed 11 of its troops, but the coalition says the footage proves that US and Afghan forces were simply returning fire... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Pakistan militants • Afghan border • spy drones

Robot Drones Have 'Changed War' in Iraq, Afghanistan

Unmanned vehicles help troops target trouble spots, keep casualties down

Jun 5, 08 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - At the outset of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were little more than nifty, if sometimes helpful toys. They’ve since cemented a key role in US operations, Newsweek reports. Now hundreds of drones, some as small as model airplanes, keep an unblinking eye on militant... More »

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military • UAVs • drones • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • spy drones

Miami Hopes to Patrol Streets With Flying
Spy Drones

Police nationwide are clamoring for the 'bots

Mar 26, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A flying spy drone may soon join the ranks of Miami's finest, pending FAA approval of the 14-pound bot. "Our intentions are to use it only in tactical situations as an extra set of eyes," says a department spokesman. The US military has been using spy drones for... More »

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Florida • police • Miami • drones • police department • spy drones

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