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April 23, 2013
ROBO SPACE
Drone 'space ship' app to help robots on future missions
Noordwijk, Netherlands (AFP) April 20, 2013
European Space Agency scientists have developed a smartphone app that turns a toy drone into a virtual spacecraft on a mission to dock with the International Space Station, and uses crowd-sourced data from its manoeuvres to improve artificial intelligence on future missions. The free AstroDrone app for the iPhone and iPad allows owners of the French-built Parrot A.R. - an advanced mini drone that flies around with the aid of four rotors - to simulate a docking with the ISS, a task until now only d ... read more
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US drone destroys Taliban base in Pakistan, five killed
A US drone fired two missiles into a Taliban training camp in Pakistan on Wednesday, destroying the compound and killing at least five militants, local officials said. ... more


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Pentagon calls off new medal for drone, cyber warriors
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Red Cross chief criticises drone use outside battlefields
Red Cross chief Peter Maurer on Tuesday condemned US drone strikes outside areas officially engulfed in armed conflict, warning against a creeping expansion of the definition of what constitutes a battlefield. ... more
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Saudis 'turn to South Africa for UAVs'
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UAV NEWS

Northrop Grumman Receives Contract Modification for Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft
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AeroVironment Receives Order US Army for RQ-11B Raven UAVs And Gimbaled Payloads
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US drones kill four in NW Pakistan: officials
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UAV NEWS

Germany looking to buy weaponised drones from Israel
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NASA's Asteroid Initiative Benefits From Rich History
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UAV NEWS

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