Separatist forces in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia say they have shot down two Georgian spy drones, Russian news agencies report. Full Story …
Russia: Georgia drone flight breached U.N. rules
Russia said on Tuesday that a Georgian unmanned reconnaissance flight over the Georgian rebel region of Abkhazia had violated United Nations ceasefire agreements. Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a …
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Breakaway Abkhazia says it downed Georgian drone plane
The air defense forces of Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia have shot down a Georgian pilotless reconnaissance aircraft, Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh said over the phone on Sunday. Full …
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Military's use of unmanned drones soars in Iraq
The military's reliance on unmanned aircraft that can watch, hunt and sometimes kill insurgents has soared to more than 500,000 hours in the air, largely in Iraq, The Associated Press has learned. …
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Police try out tiny anti-crime drones
Police in the English county of Merseyside tested a tiny airborne drone fitted with a closed-circuit TV camera they said would be used to spy on criminals. Full Story …
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Israeli shoots down Hezbollah spy drone
The Israeli air force shot down a Hezbollah drone for the first time Monday, sending its wreckage plunging into the sea, the army said. Israeli media reported that the unmanned aircraft had the …
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EU drone crashes in Congo as election looms
A drone flying over Kinshasa as part of EU efforts to keep Congo's historic elections safe has crashed, setting a house on fire and injuring five people, European military sources said. It was a …
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Los Angeles Police Test Crimefighting Drone
This could be the shape of things to come in crimefighting. In the months ahead, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will test an unmanned, remote-controlled surveillance plane. If deputies …
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High hopes for drone in LA skies
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drone aircraft, are about to be launched for the first time by the police in Los Angeles. UAVs have long been used by the military in war zones such …
Drone aircraft may prowl U.S. skies
Unmanned aerial vehicles have soared the skies of Afghanistan and Iraq for years, spotting enemy encampments, protecting military bases, and even launching missile attacks against suspected …