Summary and Key Points: The D-21 was America’s first foray into drone technology, developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works in the 1960s in response to growing Soviet anti-aircraft defenses. -This supersonic surveillance drone, capable of flying at Mach 3.2, was initially launched from the SR-71 Blackbird before transitioning to the …
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In five months this year, 30,500 drones were captured on America’s southern border, almost 4500 of them at night, according to Congressional testimony by Homeland Security officials. “At the border the main issue is the Mexican drug cartels using drones to … shuttle drugs across the border and to conduct …
Read More »America’s Wars: Business As Usual
Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com U.S. Marines are, for the primary time, deploying to Syria (with extra to return). There’s discuss of an “enduring” U.S. navy presence in Iraq, whereas extra U.S. troops are being dispatched to neighboring Kuwait with an eye fixed to the wars in each Iraq and Syria. Yemen …
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