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05.04: Sudden Justice: America's Secret Drone Wars

2015-04-15 00:04:31| Powells Books Events Calendar

In Sudden Justice (Oxford), award-winning investigative journalist Chris Woods explores the secretive history of the United States' use of armed drones and their key role not only on today's battlefields but also in a covert targeted killing project that has led to the deaths of thousands. Sudden Justice is a captivating and often chilling look at how drone warfare has shaped American foreign policy since 9/11. This event is sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Oregon.

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New Smart Drone Breaks $1K Barrier

2015-04-14 18:23:51| TechNewsWorld

A new aerial drone from 3D Robotics packs two computers and an array of powerful features for $999. The computers -- one on the craft and one in the controller -- have enabled it to make some radical breakthroughs in autonomous flight and camera control, according to 3DR. Built on 1-GHz Cortex A9 ARM chips running Linux, the computers allow operators to preprogram the drone's flight path.

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SpaceX will try landing its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship again on Monday

2015-04-10 22:47:03| Extremetech

SpaceX will try again to land a rocket on its drone ship in hopes of perfecting a fully reusable launch system.

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Amazon.com moves drone testing to secret Canadian location after U.S. too slow granting permits

2015-03-31 03:00:40| IT Services - Topix.net

Spurned by U.S. regulators, researchers with Amazon.com has turned to the one country where flying delivery robots are still welcome: Canada. On Monday, the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper revealed that the online retail giant is testing its latest prototypes for package-carrying drones at a top-secret site in British Columbia.

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