MSNBC.COM -- Here is a pair of articles on a little company on the Columbia River in Washington State that's using funding from Boeing to create autonomous drones for the military for much, much cheaper than any of the big guys. They send back live video, can fly for 15 hours on 2 gallons of gas and have just logged over 1,000 hours of use in Iraq.
1. About the company
2. Specifically about the planes in Iraq
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Boeing ought to go ahead and team up with fellow northwest-based Nintendo. Combine the drone aircraft with a Gamecube controller and make war seem that much more like a freakin' video game.
Someone ought to suggest that to Colin Powell. Or John Ashcroft. Or Tom Ridge. Oh, wait, never mind... they all resigned.
Don't mind little ol' me. Just in a mood.
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