boeing robo-chopper for darpa's super-spyeyefrom uk register: Arms'n'airliners behemoth Boeing has announced that its autonomous robotic stealth chopper, the A160T, will be the initial carrying platform for a new US airborne surveillance payload. The radical new spy system will not be so much an aerial camera as an all-seeing insect-style compound bugeye able to simultaneously look at many different things.
The spy machinery, dubbed ARGUS-IS, is under development by DARPA
dragonfly or insect spy?
scientists at work on robobugs
That is just one of the questions hovering over a handful of similar sightings at political events in Washington and New York. Some suspect the insect-like drones are high-tech surveillance tools, perhaps deployed by the Department of Homeland Security.
'dangerous' new music from radiohead
The hit art-rockers, already authors of six albums, drew widespread publicity when they announced earlier this month that fans could decide the price themselves, saying “It's up to you” on their website...
giuliani visits portland, gets 9/11 truth on local tv
from katu: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani ducked into Portland Saturday for a private fundraiser at a supporter's home, then headed to a New York-style delicatessen to mingle with voters, where he was met by dozens of anti-war protesters equating him with the Bush administration. Portland is traditionally Democratic country, as evidenced by the jeers that greeted Giuliani.
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