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STATE AFFAIRS: We live in a surveillance society

Source: The Times, Dec 6 2012, 2:38pm CST

Drone aircraft may be coming to a neighborhood near you in a couple of years. In addition to all the constructive applications for unmanned aerial vehicles, the UAVs offer powerful tools that can look deep into our person ...

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Minn. National Guard launches new drone facility

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |   May 18 2013, 12:33pm CDT

CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota National Guard has officially launched its new $3.9 million Unmanned Aircraft Operations Facility at Camp Ripley. The Star Tribune reports ( http://bit.ly/19IkG1o ) the ...

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Minnesota National Guard launches its $3.9 million drone facility

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune  |   May 17 2013, 9:32pm CDT

CAMP RIPLEY, MINN. – The Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle commonly known as a drone, roars to life on the video screen like a powerful snowmobile before it’s launched into the skies on a catapult. Unfortunately, ...

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The Army is looking for a few good drone backhoes

Source: Foreign Policy  |   May 17 2013, 8:15pm CDT

And you thought this week's news about the Navy's fancy stealth drone was good. Not to be outdone by the sea service, the Army this week revealed that it's looking to develop autonomous robo-backhoes and robot versions the military's famous armored tr ...

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Unmanned Aircraft Training Facility Unveiled at Camp Ripley

Source: KSTP | Minneapolis & St. Paul  |   May 17 2013, 6:25pm CDT

The Minnesota National Guard unveiled a new facility to better train troops to use drones. The $3,900,000 operation houses nearly 50 unmanned aircraft systems. Three of those are the sophisticated Shadow Systems, used during operations in Afghanistan. ...

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Military drone training comes to Camp Ripley

Source: MPR | Minnesota Public Radio  |   May 17 2013, 3:50pm CDT

CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. — The Minnesota Army National Guard showed off its new unmanned training facility at Camp Ripley today. The $4 million facility, the only one of its kind in the region, will improve training for National Guard soldier ...

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NM named among states that could ‘dominate the drone economy’

Source: New Mexico Business Weekly  |   May 17 2013, 3:12pm CDT

A digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. New Mexico has been named one of the nine states “poised to dominate the drone economy,” according to Fortune magazine. New M ...

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Australia considers UAS acquisition

Source: United Press International  |   May 16 2013, 2:32pm CDT

CANBERRA, Australia, May 16 (UPI) -- Australia is eyeing possible acquisition of the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. A Letter of Request as to cost, capabilities and availability will be sent b ...

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X-47B Heads For Final Tests

Source: Aviation Week  |   May 16 2013, 10:53am CDT

The Northrop Grumman X-47B program is expected to perform its first touch-and-go landings -- intentional bolters -- on the carrier George Bush within a few days, following its first at-sea catapult launch on Tuesday. A few first-hand ...

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The Surveillance State: Is This the Price of Living in a ‘Free, Safe’ Society?

Source: AntiWar.com  |   May 15 2013, 11:03pm CDT

“If you’re not a terrorist, if you’re not a threat, prove it. This is the price you pay to live in free society right now. It’s just the way it is.”—Sergeant Ed Mullins of the New York Police Department Immediately following the devas ...

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