Wednesday, November 16, 2011

No more friendly fire deaths from dones

No more friendly fire deaths from dones

Just when you thought that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs for short) being used in the battlefield is the next best thing since sliced bread, considering the ‘pilot' needs not head out to the battlefield and risk his life, along comes the report of the first known friendly-fire deaths from a drone airstrike to dampen whatever enthusiasm you have. Well, the US military definitely wants to learn from this painful lesson, and is seeking for a way to have drones that are smart enough to be able to identify friend from foe, especially during the mad, chaotic scenes of war. One of the two ideas put forward by the U.S.

Ubergizmo, No more friendly fire deaths from dones