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NEWS ABOUT: UAVs

UAVs stories: 7 news summaries

 UN to US: Drone Attacks 
 Could Be Unlawful 

Human rights watchdog wants more accountability from CIA in Pakistan

Oct 28, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UN human rights watchdog has some strong misgivings about the CIA drone attacks on suspected terrorists in Pakistan that have killed 600 people since last year. "Extralegal executions" are a violation of international law, Philip Alston tells the BBC. “These... More »

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Iraq • CIA • Pakistan • execution • UAVs • drones • Predator • suspected terrorists • United Nations Human Rights Council • Central Intelligence Agency • Philip Alston

 US Drones Back Up 
 Pakistani Offensive 

Predators offer intel on militant positions in South Waziristan

Oct 23, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US military is supporting the Pakistani offensive against Taliban militants in South Waziristan with intelligence and imaging collected by unmanned Predator drones. The support is separate from the CIA program using the drones inside Pakistan to kill terrorist leaders. “We are coordinating with the Pakistanis,” a military... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • intelligence • US military • surveillance • UAVs • drones • Predator • al-Qaeda • South Waziristan • military offensive

(Newser) - An airstrike in Pakistan’s troubled South Waziristan region, likely orchestrated by the US, has killed about 30 people, the Los Angeles Times reports. The dead are thought to be al-Qaeda or Taliban militants; the attack destroyed the compound of an associate of the Taliban leader suspected in the... More »

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Taliban • CIA • Pakistan • UAVs • Baitullah Mehsud • Predator • airstrike • al-Qaeda • South Waziristan

(Newser) - Dianne Feinstein said today that Predator drones used to carry out attacks in Pakistan originate there, not in Afghanistan as had been widely assumed, the Los Angeles Times reports. The revelation, which is likely to cause trouble for the Pakistani government, came during testimony by spy chief Dennis Blair.... More »

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Afghanistan • Congress • Taliban • Pakistan • Dianne Feinstein • Senate Intelligence Committee • UAVs • Predator • airstrike • al-Qaeda

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

Military Flying Saucers Coming

Oct 13, 07 12:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - They’re not science fiction anymore. Researchers have built a real life flying saucer that looks and flies like a B-movie dream. The unmanned craft takes off vertically, maneuvers well, and can land almost anywhere. Cheaper and safer than a helicopter, the Defense Department thinks the saucer could become a... More »

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UFO • Department of Defense • UAVs • drones • Flying Saucer

Military Battles for Drone Control

Branches vie with each other for high-tech craft

Aug 20, 07 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - New enemies are hovering over America's unmanned drone aircraft—branches of the US armed forces battling each other for control of the high-tech flyers. The Air Force is lobbying Congress for exclusive control over purchasing and developing the spy planes, a move opposed by the Army, Navy and Marines.  More »

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Congress • Air Force • Department of Defense • US Army • UAVs • drones • aircraft • airplane

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