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Smaller bomb-carrying drones being readied for combat
Posted 06/03/11 at 06:01 PM
... Citing one of the few growing areas of the DoD’s budget, drones - excluding robotic weapons development spending - represents $4.6 billion, and is focusing on cheaper, smaller UAVs “to wage war in the 21st Century” says a recent article in the LA Times.
... Raytheon, one of many vendors in this field (including AeroVironment) is developing a small, tactical, GPS-guided bomb that can be strapped onto a drone (see photo) and quick-dropped into action.
