Is A Military Drone Base Coming To Your Hometown? -- ABC News
Death-dealing drones buzzing above may be a constant worry for militants in far-flung lands, but now more of America’s aerial assassins and their spying compatriots could be coming to your backyard — just for testing and training, according to the Department of Defense.
The military has identified 110 potential bases for drone operations at military installations in 39 states, from Georgia to California, according to a new Defense Department report dated April 2012 and published online late last week by the Federation of American Scientists. The U.S. bases could support all kinds of drones, from the deadly, missile-capable Predators to the next-generation surveillance Global Hawks.
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WNU Editor: The full DoD report with list of potential drone base locations (PDF) is here. the 84 publicly known drone bases on U.S. soil can be viewed on Google Maps here.
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