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Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Predator Drone Update

U.S. predator drones could soon get a few upgrades. Customs and Border Protection says it has plans to add what it calls "non-lethal weapons designed to immobilize targets of interest." That's according to a 2010 agency document obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. A fact sheet detailing the capabilities of U.S. drones shows they aren't currently equipped with non-lethal weapons.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rig a few up for fire fighting purposes.One drone can carry enough explosives to dig a trench 1/4 mile long and 10 ft wide.Use them to keep the firefighters out of harms way in situations like the one in Arizona.

lmclain said...

Non-lethal. For now. And don't say you weren't warned.

Anonymous said...

I agree 7:14,but death is just another chapter in life.