Remotely piloted aircraft report
25 Mar 2014 03:34 PM
A Defence Select Committee report published
yesterday says remotely piloted aircraft are an important military capability
for the future.
The
rapid development of remotely piloted air systems by the UK armed forces over
the past decade has contributed greatly to the effectiveness of military
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, says the report.
And
that the provision of enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
that these air systems provide to troops on the ground has undoubtedly saved
lives and prevented casualties.
The
report also sets out that the ‘increasingly contentious debate’ in
the UK in recent years surrounding remotely piloted air systems, commonly
called ‘drones’, was mainly due to a lack of information or
misunderstanding about their use.
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