Mechanics loaded a missile onto a Predator unmanned aerial vehicle in Iraq last summer.Photo U.S. Air Force.
From The Wall Street Journal:
Unmanned U.S. aircraft have not only transformed the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, but now are altering the defense-industry landscape, as well.
The White House's defense-budget request for fiscal 2010 includes approximately $3.5 billion for unmanned aerial vehicles.
As demand grows, the Pentagon increasingly is relying on smaller suppliers that have developed the relatively inexpensive and effective weapons systems.
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My Comment: From nothing to $3.5 billion for 2010 .... I predict that this amount will probably be doubled by 2015 .... if not more.
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