Military History Podcast

Military Robotics - Airborne

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This is the second part of a two part episode on military robotics:UAVs or Unmanned Aerial VehiclesRQ-2 Pioneer: Israeli/American recon UAVRQ-1 Predator: American high endurance recon UAV, armed with Hellfire missilesRQ-4 Global Hawk: American high altitude recon UAV USV or Unmanned Space VehiclesKey Hole Series: Visual Recon SatellitesMentor Satellite Series: Audio communications espionage deviceLacrosse Satellite Series: Visual Recon, can see through clouds and 10 feet of dirtGPS Satellite Series: Used by troops to pinpoint their locationsAnti-satellites: Armed with nuclear weapons, used to bring down other satellitesAnti-Anti-Satellites: Satellites armed with missiles to bring down anti-satellitesSDI Laser Satellites: Satellites that shoot down incoming missiles For more information, read:http://science.howstuffworks.com/military-robot.htmhttp://www.spawar.navy.mil/robots/How to Make War by James F. Dunniganhttp://www.npr.org/news/specials/obits/reagan/timeline.htmlMilitary History Podcast is sponsored b