Marines slated to get new unmanned planes

(EXCERPT) Four small drones being sent to Iraq, by Otto Kreisher
COPLEY NEWS SERVICE

April 29, 2004

WASHINGTON – Marines in Iraq soon will get a new, high-tech flying
drone to help them spot potential threats in the volatile city of
Fallujah, thanks to some quick work by the Navy's top innovators.

The Navy has bought four small unmanned spy planes and is sending them
to the Marines, a senior Navy official said.

The aircraft should be ready for use in Iraq by mid-May, the official
said.

"This is going to change the way the Marines do things," the official
said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The new aerial vehicle, called the Silver Fox, is about 6 feet lo...

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