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The United States will launch drones from “Aircraft carriers in the sky”

Washington, USA - Several companies have submitted their proposals to the government agency for the development of military technologies

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) -an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technologies for use by the military- is seeking ideas from companies on how to launch drones from huge transport planes such as Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules. “We want to find ways to make smaller aircraft more effective, -said DARPA program manager D...

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Rome, Italy, 12/10/2014 12:03
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