30,000drones expected to fly over US soil by end of decade.

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08 Feb 2012, 4:19 pm

Drones over U.S. get OK by Congress

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Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s … a drone, and it’s watching you. That’s what privacy advocates fear from a bill Congress passed this week to make it easier for the government to fly unmanned spy planes in U.S. airspace.


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The agency projects that 30,000 drones could be in the nation’s skies by 2020.



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08 Feb 2012, 4:55 pm

Forget birdhunting.. Start UAV hunting :twisted:

One could of course also setup rockets that may intercept..



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08 Feb 2012, 5:19 pm

In other late breaking news.... Anonymous hacks drone control signals..... 30,000 drones crash.

Because ya know it will happen!