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11.3.10

Expect the drones to swarm on Britain in time for 2012 (The Guardian)













"Spy planes are no longer limited to military use. They already fly over UK cities, and are likely to flock over the Olympics.

There was embarrassment last week for Merseyside police when it emerged that they had been ­using drones – small, ­unmanned spy planes fitted with ­cameras – without a licence. ­Officially known as UAVs or ­unmanned aerial vehicles, they are already ­deployed in Iraq and ­Afghanistan, but were first modified for civilian ­purposes in Los Angeles in 2006..."
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