http://drudgereport.com/flashmav.htm

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"XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN NOV 13 2005 19:44:23 ET XXXXX DRONES 'TO FLY OVER CITIES' HONEYWELL is developing a micro flying spy drone -- that would be used for civilian law enforcement! The device, a hovering robot carrying video cameras and other sensors, is being created and tested at HONEYWELL's Albuquerque, NM plant. The first round of testing on the drone [MICRO AIR VEHICLE] has been completed, reports Bob Martin of CBS affiliate KRQE. The battery powered craft can stay in the air for 50-60 minutes at a time, and moves around at up to 55 kilometers an hour. The Micro Air Vehicle has flown more than 200 successful flights, including flying in a representative urban environment. "If there is an emergency, you could provide "eyes" on whatever the emergency is, for police or Homeland Security," explains Vaughn Fulton of HONEYWELL. In the meantime, the U.S. Army has prepared a promotional video showing the craft zooming over war-zone streets. Drones have been given to the military to test during training exercises. "It has the same system most fighter jets would have," explains Fulton. The vehicle, nicknamed "Dragon Eye," will be used for reconnaissance, security and target acquisition operations in open, rolling, complex and urban terrain; it will be equipped with Global Positioning Satellite. HONEYWELL and government officials are meeting to discuss the status of the project. Troops in Iraq could get the craft in a year or two. The spy drone would be deployed for domestic use shortly thereafter. Developing... "

oh good going honeywell

now the whacko religous folk are gonna see this as some Sign of the End Times or something

frankly, i'm amazed I beat Salisburyboy to this...

11/14/2005 10:27:05 AM

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" frankly, i'm amazed I beat Salisburyboy to this..."

holy shit, I just assumed this was a salisburyboy thread, actually...

11/14/2005 10:30:05 AM

this isnt a salisburyboy thread?

11/14/2005 10:34:20 AM

oh he's gonna be pissed

it probably takes a week for the news to make it to prison planet

11/14/2005 10:37:44 AM

nowhere in revelations does it mention a "dragon eye" surveilling the world

11/14/2005 10:57:02 AM

That is awesome! Now the LAPD can save money on helicopter fuel!

Of course, this assumes these tiny robots can keep up with a fleeing car and avoid all the newschoppers.

11/14/2005 11:15:42 AM

There are tons of companies developing similar devices, and civilian survaliance is just one of the applications (and probably one of the least attractive or profitable)

11/14/2005 11:17:02 AM

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"frankly, i'm amazed I beat Salisburyboy to this..."

Well................you didn't.

See post from 9:14am on 11-14 from this thread.
http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=181838&page=13

11/14/2005 11:37:20 AM

HAHAHAHAH
AWESOME!

11/14/2005 11:55:16 AM

awesome indeed

11/14/2005 12:27:38 PM

why don't we just put cameras in all of the TVs?

that would help make sure nobody commits any crimes

11/14/2005 12:30:28 PM

We knew you wouldn't let us salsburybot!

11/14/2005 12:31:03 PM

Yeah. 1984 in 2005. Hooray for Big Brother!

11/14/2005 12:31:29 PM

Wow, they had neat flying drones in 1984!?!? I must have skipped a chapter! Amazingly advanced for a crappy police state, I would think.

11/14/2005 3:36:53 PM

i believe he was referring to sn00f's suggestion of putting cameras in tvs

quit being mean to our friend salisbury boy

11/14/2005 4:42:48 PM

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"Wow, they had neat flying drones in 1984!?!? I must have skipped a chapter! Amazingly advanced for a crappy police state, I would think."

I wasn't referring to that. I was referrring to this comment:

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"why don't we just put cameras in all of the TVs? "

11/14/2005 4:54:53 PM

didn't they have flying cameras in "Brave New World" though

i need to reread 1984, because all through high school & college, it was my favorite of the two, but i reread BNW in 2004, and just loved it, so its my favorite now...

11/14/2005 5:02:06 PM

honeywell better rename their UAV

this is Dragon Eye for the USMC

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"Dragon Eye is a five-pound, back-packable, modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) providing organic aerial reconnaissance and surveillance for the US Marine Corps at low tactical units levels. Dragon Eye's twin electric engines run quietly on battery power. It is flown autonomously at an altitude of 150m'. The total weight of the Dragon Eye is 2.5 kg, of the payload (camera and equipment) weighs 1 pound. "

This UAV is deployed in Iraq


tsk tsk honeywell

11/14/2005 5:15:26 PM

Oh shit

Next comes the artillary

11/14/2005 5:17:49 PM

actually, it reminds me of the spider-camera things in minority report.

11/14/2005 5:30:32 PM