Tased From Above! New Robot Copter To Begin Patrolling Our Skies...

Tased From Above! New Robot Copter To Begin Patrolling Our Skies

August 21st, 2011

** Forget the idea that weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are only for military operations in wars fought in far off lands. Soon they'll begin setting their sights on criminals within our borders. And they'll be packing heat, not the long-range missiles of the X-47B, but with up close and personal stun guns, 12-gauge shotguns and, believe it or not, grenade launchers.


** Not limited to our borders, ShadowHawk will soon be swooping down on bad guys off the shores of Africa. Vanguard Defense justwon a multi-million dollar contract for "several" ShadowHawks to patrol the east African coast against pirates. Hired by a "global leader in the oil and gas exploration and production industry," the initial plan is to use the copter drones strictly for surveillance. But I wouldn't be surprised if the local authorities get involved at some point and bring the heavy stuff. Pirates might respond better when looking down the nose of a 40mm grenade launcher.

All of it at:

http://singularityhub.com/2011/08/21/tased-from-above-new-robot-copter-to-begin-patrolling-our-skies-video/