It's a bug, it's a bird, it's a spy

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Los Angeles : CA : USA | about 1 year ago

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Micro-unmanned air vehicles

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In this simulation, the Air Force Research Laboratory envisions future ...
Micro-unmanned air vehicles

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A marketing video that was created by the Air Force Research Laboratory to ...
Micro-unmanned air vehicles

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A marketing video that was created by the Air Force Research Laboratory to ...
It's a bug, it's a bird, it's a spy

Posted by: drudgeman

A marketing video that was created by the Air Force Research Laboratory to ...

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The US Air Force is researching micro-unmanned air vehicles, also known as MAV--drones that mimic bugs and birds, easily blend into the environment and stay in the air for as long as weeks at a time. Here are pictures from a simulation exercise conducted by Air Force Research laboratory.

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