Friday, February 17, 2012

Drones Are Now Doing The Military's Dangerous, Dull And Dirty Work

Elbit's Heron drone on display at the Singapore Airshow.

Doing Military's Dangerous, Dull And Dirty Work -- CNN

Singapore (CNN) -- Lior Peleg cuts an incongruous figure at the Singapore Airshow.

Among the suited middle-aged men selling military hardware she looks more like a beach-loving backpacker, casually dressed in a black tank-top with a camera slung around her neck.

But what really marks her out among all the arms salesmen touting the newest military technology -- "lethal but affordable" reads one sign above a missile manufacturer -- is that she one of the few people present with operational military experience.

She's a former drone pilot for the Israeli military and represents the new face of air force pilots.

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My Comment: What was inconceivable 10 years ago .... is now at a trade show. One can only imagine what drones and robots will look like 10 years from now.

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