Drones with lasers being tested in our skies. The future is here, and it's not looking good for us.
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- Sept. 19, 2012: Airmen from the 69th Maintenance Squadron move a RQ-4 Global Hawk on the flight line on Grand Forks Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force / Senior Airman Amanda N. Stencil)
- Sept. 19, 2012: A RQ-4 Global Hawk is moved on the flight line on Grand Forks Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Suellyn Nuckolls)
On July 26, the U.S. Air National Guard will get the green light to begin firing lasers from unmanned attack drones in a vast swath of skies over North Dakota, despite the concerns of local commercial pilots.
At the Devils Lake home of the North Dakota Army National Guard, pilots train on MQ-1 Predator drones -- the most prevalent unmanned attack vehicle in the military arsenal. In late June the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published an updated set of rules and regulations covering Devils Lake, creating several large restricted airspaces over the Camp Gilbert C. Grafton military base.
At the Devils Lake home of the North Dakota Army National Guard, pilots train on MQ-1 Predator drones -- the most prevalent unmanned attack vehicle in the military arsenal. In late June the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published an updated set of rules and regulations covering Devils Lake, creating several large restricted airspaces over the Camp Gilbert C. Grafton military base.
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