Hey...friends
...Does anybody know about DRONES??? Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS),
also known as drones, are aircraft either controlled by ‘pilots’ from the
ground or increasingly, autonomously following a pre-programmed mission.
Basically
they fall into two categories: those that
are used for reconnaissance and surveillance purposes
and those that are armed with missiles and bombs.
The use of
drones has grown quickly in recent years because unlike manned aircraft they
can stay aloft for many hours (Zephyr a British drone under development has
just broken the world record by flying for over 82 hours nonstop); they are
much cheaper than military aircraft and they are flown remotely so there is no
danger to the flight crew.
Military drone manufacturers are looking for
civilian uses for remote sensing drones to expand their markets and this
includes the use of drones for domestic surveillance. Drones will no doubt make
possible the dramatic expansion of the surveillance state. With the convergence
of other technologies it may even make possible machine recognition of faces,
behaviours, and the monitoring of individual conversations.
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