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New York police helicopter clashes with amateur drone pilots
Two drone operators from New York have been arrested under charges of reckless endangerment after the NYPD accused them of flying a quadrocopter at a police helicopter. The incident has highlighted the growing tensions between
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New medal for drone pilots outranks Bronze Star
The Pentagon is creating a new high-level military medal that will recognize drone pilots and, in a controversial twist, giving it added clout by placing it above some traditional combat valor medals in the
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The Pentagon wants awards for bravery for drone pilots who kill people remotely far from the field of battle
The effort to depict drone warfare as some sort of courageous and noble act is intensifying: The Pentagon is considering awarding a Distinguished Warfare Medal to drone pilots who work on military bases often far
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