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Chokepoints: more eyes in the sky may not generate better intelligence.(IN FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
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National Defense
- Article date:
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June 1, 2008
- Author:
- Erwin, Sandra I.
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* Under orders from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the military services are moving to accelerate the production and deployment of surveillance aircraft.
This mad rush to deploy more spy planes over Iraq and Afghanistan is meant to help U.S. troops hunt down their shadowy enemies.
But more eyes in the sky may not necessarily translate into better information on the ground, according to military officials and scientists.
The problem is that no matter how many more dozens or hundreds of manned and unmanned aircraft hover over war zones, the data that they provide have limited value because they cannot be shared across the force.
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