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Targeted Killing: CIA's fleet of 80+ UAVs unlikely to be transferred to military
The Obama administration has floated the idea of putting the CIA's controversial targeted killing operations under the control of the uniformed armed services.

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The Military's Second Chance For a Bandwidth Fix

New efforts tackle soaring cost � and demand � for satellite communications
- Apr. 19, 2013
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- Americas
USAF ISR Head: New Architectures Coming This Summer

The U.S. Air Force's point man on ISR expects to deliver architectures for the future of ISR to Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh by this summer.
- Apr. 18, 2013
- C4ISR JOURNAL /
Army Seeks Spy Training for Soldiers

When the Pentagon announces a contract for training in 'hostile environment tradecraft,' it means training soldiers how to spy in dangerous places and not get caught.
- Apr. 16, 2013
- C4ISR News
Budget Woes Crimp Search For Long-Flying Unmanned Planes

Long-endurance flight has long been the holy grail of U.S. unmanned airborne ISR, but the quest so far has been worthy of a Monty Python film. The composite-winged Global Observer crashed. The hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye lost a wheel. The helium-filled High Altitude Long Endurance airship ditched in a Pennsylvania forest. The Blue Devil 2 airship was canceled; so was the Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle.
- Apr. 15, 2013