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May 07, 2012 20:45

The unmanned aerial vehicle industry is expected to bring in billions for domestic drone makers over the next few years. Where are the robotic aircraft manufacturers sending their stealth spy plans though? They aren’t saying.

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kingfugazi 09.05.2012 17:50

H.D. Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849, brackets added.

"How does it become a man to behave towards this American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it. I cannot for an instant recognize that political organization as my government which is the slave's [or assassin's] government also." 

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CMB 08.05.2012 19:58

Just so I understand this...  The US taxpayers pay for these planes to be built.  The US government sells them.  Possibly to people who hate the US because the military and government is out of control.    Ther eby putting the citizens who paid for said planes in danger. Now - not to be greedy or anything but who makes the profit?  Where does the money go?   Would it be TOO much to ask to put the money back?  I mean.. now that the middle class is all but decimated - thanks to the incentives for manufacturing companies here to sell out overseas - how are we expected to pay for this?  Can I at least get a Starbucks giftcard as a thank you?  I'm starting to feel like that irritated mom with the pig in the back seat screaming "weeeeeeeeee - weeeeeeee!".  Only the pig is the government - hanging out the window shooting innocent people and throwing my wallet out the door - and getting me arrested for it!  (all the while screaming "weeeeeee!  WEEEEEE!". I'm calm.  Calmmmmm...  As our own goverment salutes us right back with it's middle finger.

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duncan.lucas@btinternet.com 08.05.2012 16:00

Mr Russia buys =Latest news drones have already been tested in the USA for the INTERNAL market= and by the FBI and even though its illegal  in US law by the CIA=and all police forces=the only thing thats holding this back from FULL implemention is the FEDERAL AVIATION AUTHORITIES but the government is "on their backs" so they will get their way.So mr Russia your country will have TOTAL control of ALL the 99% from the sky =on the ground and you call it "land of the FREE"=DEMOCRATIC country= IN YOUR DREAMS!!!

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hamunaptrah 08.05.2012 14:18

So it seems the only thing the US is good at is sewing instability world wide in order to sell arms tocountries with fat wallets and no brains....a perfect fit.

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IIIIIIlllllIIIII 08.05.2012 14:16

Russia buys from Israel....Israel sells to everyone...even country's who dont like or agree with them...still buy them....one of Russia's Generals is not happy that they cant build one that doesnt work like cr@p..so he said money is better spent on buying them from other countries...i guess he meant the US and Israel ...you know...the countries you guys love so much.

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Slim Picken 08.05.2012 13:31

Exporters of death and destruction.

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henrymalcom 08.05.2012 05:58

It only appears that America is saling drons to other countries.when actually these other countries are being tricked iinto paying the US to house and maintain these weapons for the US until they are needed to accomplished fardrown missions of the US.Case and point: If you can sale me a flet of planes then declare a no fly zone that I'm unable to use them unless you tell me to then who do they really belong to.What did the US do with all the money they had placed in Saddam's controle once they declared war on him or the Japenese buisnesses here inthe US once war was declared on Japan.Same old trick.

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CVS 08.05.2012 04:26

Well if the USA starts selling droids, then China is going to crank up her Clone farms... and we eventually have Star Wars... as the Sith Emperor has foreseen ^_^

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tong (unregistered) 08.05.2012 02:26

@Hilton Hey - I think Israel is having their own manufactured UAV. And their capabilities of building a lot of that stuff is more valuable than buying it from outside manufacturer.

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MikeNZ 08.05.2012 01:00

They even tried to sell us some for counting Penguins.
More importantly, the USA wants lots of extra visas for NZ for 'economic circumstances' where a million or two Americans can flee to if things get bad ... somethings up.

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Hilton Hey 07.05.2012 23:10

I read on an america site that poland and afghanistan bought some. Of course israel.

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