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The Intel Hub By Stephen Lendman February 13, 2012 Money power runs America. So do lobbies representing all corporate and other interests. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) represents dozens of influential companies. They include Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Bell Hellicopter Textron, Sikorsky Aircraft, Goodrich, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Booz Allen Hamilton, Hill & Knowlton, and many more promoting unmanned aerial vehicle...Read Full Story

The Intel Hub By Madison Ruppert February 10, 2012 On February 8, 2012 , the President of the United States of America was presented with H.R.658, also known as the “FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act.” On February 3 the House agreed to the conference report with a vote of 258-169 and on February 6, the Senate agreed to the conference report by a vote of 75-20 . This legislation, which was covered sparingly in the establishment media for reasons which...Read Full Story

Canada Military Drones: ScanEagle, Unmanned Aircraft, To Be Deployed On Mediterranean Missions First Posted: 11/22/11   Updated: 11/23/11  OTTAWA - Canadian warships will soon be deploying drones on overseas operations. The crew of HMCS Charlottetown is currently testing the lightweight ScanEagle, a leased, unmanned aircraft the army used to great effect in Afghanistan. Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison...Read Full Story

Indonesia's National Defence Forces (TNI) will acquire a spy plane in the form of an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft (UAV) from the Kital Philippine Corp this year. "It will be a brand new aircraft and delivered this year," Deputy Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin was quoted by news agency Antara as having said here yesterday. Sjafrie said the spy plane would have the capability of cruising over a distance of 200km for 15 hours. Read moreRead Full Story

There’s a project going on at the moment with DARPA in which teams are asked to create their own unmanned aerial vehicles, and it’s time for proof-of-flight time in the field. The first robot in this group of groups that’s being tipped as the leader at the moment is the GremLion UAV from the National University of Singapore. This little monster is a four-wheeled machine with a pod that opens up and deploys propellers that allow it to lift straight up off the ground and land precisely as it...Read Full Story