Posted by Gary Mortimer on October 1, 2009 at 12:30pm
From my fav tech website (and lots of other places, but you should know about The Register ;-) )Manned 'Surrogate Predators' fill in for robot assassinsTrack this topic Print story Post commentHumans go into simulations, but not into real worldBy Lewis Page • Get more from this authorPosted in Science, 1st October 2009 16:12 GMTMaking IT work In the real world. Is Open Source alone the answer?Robot aircraft are in such demand for combat in Iraq and Afghanistan that the US military - in mildly disorienting move - is using manned aeroplanes to stand in for them during military training exercises.It seems that high demand for the services of Predator and Reaper surveillance/assassination droids overseas has meant that none can be found to take part in the US Air Force's annual "Green Flag" air bombing exercises.Read more....http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/01/surrogate_predators/
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