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Popular Mechanics February 13, 2008 Erik Sofge	Top 5 Bomb-Packing, Gun-Toting War Bots the U.S. Doesn't Have While the United States remains the definitive leader in unmanned military vehicles, here are some of the most promising ones being developed elsewhere.
Popular Mechanics January 2008 Seth Porges	Real-Life Transformer Could Be First Robot to Fire in Combat New specialized war robots can be quickly modified to the mission at hand.
National Defense December 2005 Robert H. Williams	Robot Allows Safe Recon in Hot Areas A new robotic vehicle, Avant Guard, just entered an increasingly crowded market for systems that can conduct surveillance and reconnaissance duties in risky urban battlefields.
National Defense April 2005 Frank Colucci	Army Developing Tactics for Armed Robotic Aircraft The topic of armed UAVs is gaining attention at the Defense Department. Examples: The Army's Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle is being outfitted with precision-guided weapons for duty in Iraq. And Boeing's unmanned Little Bird helicopter is being tested at Fort Eustis.
National Defense July 2012 Eric Beidel	Controversies Do Little to Temper U.S. Employment of Armed Aerial Drones With the war in Iraq over and the one in Afghanistan winding down, the fight against terrorists will become more decentralized, leaving experts to ponder where the United States will next employ its armed drones.
Popular Mechanics March 2008 Erik Sofge	America's Robot Army: Are Unmanned Fighters Ready for Combat? The MULE (Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment) is one of many robots being developed for combat.
National Defense September 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Small Drone and Missile Network Allows for Quick Strikes Army officials are considering deploying small man-portable drones that can not only locate targets but also send, within seconds, precise coordinates of the targets to a missile launcher located five miles away.
National Defense February 2012 Dan Parsons	Air Force F-35s, Drones May Square Off in Budget Battle Unmanned aerial vehicles have become a potent portion of the U.S. Air Force inventory and an indispensable weapon in the global war on terror.
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Lora G. Weiss	Autonomous Robots in the Fog of War Networks of autonomous robots will someday transform warfare, but significant hurdles remain.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006	The Challenges of Command and Control in Urban Operations In the past, offensive military operations have usually been conducted in urban environments only when unavoidable, but conflicts are shifting into the cities, where terrorists and insurgents find safe havens.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	Makers of ground robots ask for better sensors and communication links Troops in Iraq are in desperate need of unmanned ground systems (UGSs) to dispose of land mines and booby traps.
Defense Update March 2007	Smart Weapons for UAVs The Origins of Weaponized UAVs... Deployment of Weaponized UAVs... Gravity Dropped Munitions for UAVs... etc.
Wired June 2005 Noah Shachtman	Attack of the Drones Flying bots rule the skies in combat zones around the globe. Now the battle is on between the joystick jockeys and the fighter jocks.
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Investigates Killer Drones That Can Fit in Rucksacks Troops are demanding smaller unmanned aerial vehicles on the front lines, sparking efforts to develop lighter weapons for the aircraft. Now there are plans to make weapons out of the drones themselves.
Defense Update Issue 4, 2004	Infantry Combat Suits Particularly advanced infantry combat suits, are currently under development and should be fielded within the next five years, improving the capabilities of dismounted infantry in urban warfare.
National Defense July 2012 Dan Parsons	Teaming Pilots With Drones Hampered By Technology The Army recently found that the most cost effective solution to replace its scout helicopters was a mix of traditional rotary wing platforms and unmanned aerial vehicles flying alongside to cover more ground in a single mission.
Popular Mechanics August 2007 Erik Sofge	Britain's Police Drone: Could It Stop Next Terror Plot? Authorities in the U.K. are testing a tiny helicopter with a camera. Is constant urban surveillance on the horizon? Or is Britain ready to foil the next threat even faster?
National Defense June 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	For the First Time, Navy Will Launch Weapons From Surveillance Drones The Navy will request funds in fiscal year 2010 to begin outfitting its new surveillance drone with kinetic weapons.
Defense Update Issue 2, 2007	Modern Combat Gear for the Infantry New trends in infantry gear: Combat experience in the war against terror has reshaped military thinking.
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Jean Kumagai	A Robotic Sentry For Korea's Demilitarized Zone A new gun-toting sentry robot, developed by Samsung Techwin Co. for the South Korean government, may soon be coming to a disputed border near you.
National Defense January 2016 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Defense Industry Developing Systems to Defeat Enemy Drones Experts and company executives envision a future where new technology employed by the military or government agencies could spot rogue or hostile drones, identify them and even commandeer or stop them mid-air.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 J.R. Wilson	UAVs Poised to Take the Next Step Into Combat The future of continued U.S. air superiority will involve a large contingent of armed UAVs and a new generation of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), flying missions that manned attack aircraft previously flew, often in joint missions under the control of fighter-bomber pilots.
National Defense August 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	More Sophisticated, Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft on the Horizon In the future, unmanned aerial systems will hold even more utility as they become faster, stealthier and more autonomous, experts said. At the same time, they will become more accessible to foreign countries and terrorist groups around the world.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2009 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? (The 2009 Boxed Set) It's been a good year for unmanned aerial vehicles -- and a great year for investing in 'em. Here's an update on who's who and what's what in the exciting world of flying model airplanes that kill.
National Defense November 2010 Stew Magnuson	For Coast Guard, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Remain A Distant Goal The Coast Guard, the service responsible for protecting the homeland from sea-based terrorist attacks as well as conducting search-and-rescue missions, as of yet does not have a dedicated UAV that it can fly off its ships.
National Defense June 2014 Sandra I. Erwin	Shine Starting to Wear Off Unmanned Aircraft Unmanned aviation has enjoyed a decade-long honeymoon, during which the military poured billions of dollars into new drone fleets and the media ballyhooed their deadly precision in combat.
National Defense November 2009 Stew Magnuson	Debate Over Rules, Legality of Robots On The Battlefield Lagging, Experts Say As researchers push ahead with algorithms designed to give robots more autonomy, ethicists and legal minds warn that not enough thought is being given to the implications of using unmanned systems to apply lethal force.
National Defense April 2015 Valerie Insinna	Robot Puts Out Shipboard Fires Another possibility currently under development is sending robots to find and put out fires aboard Navy ships.
National Defense March 2006 Stew Magnuson	City Streets Pose Problems for Unmanned Aircraft The dream of a fully autonomous rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle capable of flying through urban canyons, hovering above city streets or perching on building ledges as it gathers intelligence is one step closer to reality.
National Defense February 2015 Stew Magnuson	Coast Guard Tests Navy's Fire Scout Aboard National Security Cutter The Coast Guard's long quest to acquire a ship-based unmanned aerial vehicle is well into its second decade.
National Defense July 2009 Stew Magnuson	Flying IEDs: Is the Threat Real? The proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicle technology has brought up questions of how to best defend against them.
National Defense September 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Incompatible Technologies Weaken Utility of Aerial Spies The military services operate nearly 4,000 unmanned aircraft, most of which have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. The Army alone is flying 1,200 drones in surveillance combat missions.
National Defense April 2009 Robert H. Williams	Stealthy, Small Robot Tracks Enemy Day or Night A tiny, mobile surveillance robot that can be thrown through windows or over walls has been outfitted with infrared sensors so that it can spot bad guys in the dark.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2009 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying this Thing? Special Report Newsflash: Mainstream media discovers unmanned aerial vehicles or drone aircraft.
National Defense August 2007 Robert H. Williams	Tiny Building Roving Robot Carries Sensors, Weapons A multi-mission compact robot that is able to negotiate stairs and other obstacles has been configured especially for action in buildings and other confined spaces.
National Defense May 2006 Michael Peck	`Dysfunctional' Interagency Coordination Hampers Domestic Deployment of Drones The Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and Homeland Security have ideas to use unmanned aircraft, but the Federal Aviation Administration is leery about adding robots to the already populated national airspace.
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson	Future Remotely Piloted Aircraft Will Do More Than Surveillance Military leaders are beginning think about concepts for the third-generation UAVs. In the future, they will want the drones to do a lot more than peer down on adversaries.
National Defense October 2007 Grace Jean	Robot Controllers Free Operators to Handle Weapons Several companies have developed technologies that untether troops from immobile controllers and give them the ability to hold their weapons and multitask while commanding their robots.
National Defense October 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Robots Aid Soldiers, But Can be Irritating Feedback from soldiers on the use of robots in combat is leading researchers to believe that robotic technology has the potential to become a huge assist in combat operations, but that too much automation may not be desirable.
National Defense December 2005 Harold Kennedy	Services Focus on Fielding Munitions for Close Combat The Army, Navy and Marine Corps are rushing to field an array of munitions that are designed to be precise enough for close urban combat operations.
National Defense December 2010 Eric Beidel	Greater Appetite for Unpiloted Aircraft Combat Zones Fuels Demand for Simulators The growing demand for unmanned spy aircraft in combat zones has increased the burden on training organizations that are being asked to produce more operators, and faster.
Popular Mechanics October 30, 2008 Erik Sofge	Recon Scout Robot to Assist Guards in California Prisons California's Department of Corrections recently agreed to test throwable robots that aren't much larger than hand grenades to help guards handle hostile situations.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2011 Rich Smith	U.S. Navy Gets a New $2.6 Billion Toy The U.S. Navy has fallen so in love with the Fire Scout remotely piloted helicopter drone that it ordered 168 of them, and offered to pay $2.6 billion.
National Defense November 2009 Grace V. Jean	Battlefield Intelligence: Easy to Collect, Tough to Share The U.S. military has deployed unmanned aircraft and other information collection devices at a pace that exceeds the capabilities of battlefield intelligence systems to archive, analyze and disseminate the video and imagery.
National Defense February 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	DHS Mulls Maritime Predator as Northern Version Takes Flight The first Customs and Border Protection Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle arrived in December at Grand Forks, N.D., where it will conduct regular patrols of the northern border.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2008 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Part Fin One last update on the development of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Popular Mechanics February 28, 2008 Erik Sofge	Crash-Proof UAVs Fly Blind at MIT's High-Tech Aerodrome The Real-Time Indoor Autonomous Vehicle Test Environment (RAVEN) lab allows researches to test new designs for unmanned aircraft.
National Defense July 2009 Grace V. Jean	Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Join the Virtual Fight A new Air Force simulation is allowing Predator drone pilots, sensor operators and imagery analysts to fight in the Air Force's Virtual Flag and other training exercises.
Popular Mechanics November 28, 2007 Erik Sofge	Houston Cops' Test Drone Now in Iraq, Operator Says The FAA-approved test involved a single fixed-wing drone that's currently used by both the Marines and the Navy in Iraq.