USA Today: Pentagon admits it has deployed military spy drones over the U.S.
The Pentagon has deployed drones to spy over U.S. territory for non-military missions over the past decade, but the flights have been rare and lawful, according to a new report.
The report by a Pentagon inspector general, made public under a Freedom of Information Act request, said spy drones on non-military missions have occurred fewer than 20 times between 2006 and 2015 and always in compliance with existing law.
The report, which did not provide details on any of the domestic spying missions, said the Pentagon takes the issue of military drones used on American soil "very seriously."
A senior policy analyst for the ACLU, Jay Stanley, said it is good news no legal violations were found, yet the technology is so advanced that it's possible laws may require revision.
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Pentagon Reveals It Used Drones Over The United States -- Popular Science
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3 comments:
'< 20 times in the last decade'. No need to fly 'Military Drones' when the FBI operates a fleet of 200 Cessna spy planes.
^^ http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2015/06/why-is-fbi-flying-surveillance-aircraft.html
Thanks Anon. A blast from the past.
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