Military wants petite, low powered unmanned aircraft to fit in tight spaces


	Military wants petite, low powered unmanned aircraft to fit in tight spaces

lakotahope

8-24-2009 8:37 PM

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lakotahope says:

DARPA can make anything we want...We'll just never know if they did make what we want....

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