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Pentagon eyes drones for Kenya to fight militants nearby:

Kenya would get eight "Raven" unmanned aerial systems - an unarmed drone that can be use to identify targets for strikes by ground forces or other aircraft. Ref. Source 4

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Air Force faces shortage of drone pilots:

The Air Force struggles to fill a shortfall of more than 300 drone pilots to meet the U.S. Military's enormous hunger for killing around the world. Ref. Source 9

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The next wave in robotic war: autonomous drones:

The U.S. Military's current fleet of drones will soon be overtaken by a new wave of robots that will be faster, stealthier and smarter - operating virtually without human intervention, experts say. Ref. Source 1

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Pentagon: A Human Will Always Decide When a Robot Kills You:

The Pentagon wants to make perfectly clear that every time one of its flying robots releases its lethal payload, it's the result of a decision made by an accountable human being in a lawful chain of command. Ref. Source 6

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Retired general cautions against overuse of "hated" drones:

Aerial reconnaissance and attack drones have had a liberating effect on U.S. Military forces, but they are deeply hated by many people and their overuse could jeopardize Washington's broader objectives, retired General Stanley McChrystal said on Monday. Ref. Source 8

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US drone attacks 'counter-productive', former Obama security adviser claims:

US reliance on drones to target terrorists undermines rule of law, is ineffective and has strategic drawbacks, argues Michael Boyle Ref. Source 1

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How does the U.S. Mark unidentified men in Pakistan and Yemen as drone targets?

In so-called signature strikes, the U.S. Kills people whose identities aren't confirmed. Attacks against unknown militants reportedly may account for the majority of strikes Ref. Source 4

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Obama's drone war kills 'others,' not just al Qaida leaders:

The documents show that drone operators weren't always certain who they were killing despite the administration's guarantees of the accuracy of the CIA's targeting intelligence and its assertions that civilian casualties have been "Exceedingly rare. Ref. Source 1

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Iran gives Russia copy of US ScanEagle drone as proof of mass production:

US spy drone given to prove Iran's forces have mass produced the drone they claim to have captured a year ago Ref.
Http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/21/iran-russia-us-scaneagle-spy-drone-production-capture