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04-16-2014, 04:36 PM
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DARPA turns aging drones into WiFi hotspots for troops (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHIX4BdkxRyTvb-AXJWmL27QZDJRg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=43982378503653&ei=lLBOU-CvOcjpmALNowE&url=http://rt.com/usa/darpa-aging-drones-wifi-hotspots-952/)
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Rather than simply toss aside aging surveillance drones, the Pentagon has announced plans to use them as high-speed Wi-Fi hot spots for troops in remote regions of the world. In a release dated April 7, the military's Defense Advanced Research Projects ...
Aging surveillance drones become flying Wi-Fi hotspots (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNH-hBDCgWTmfjYVwxjuaKLl5IWIIg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=43982378503653&ei=lLBOU-CvOcjpmALNowE&url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/aging-surveillance-drones-become-flying-wi-fi-hotspots/)Ars Technica
Darpa Turns Aging Surveillance Drones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFmzEMwSR_IBwzT7S8M5BVu87OfmA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=43982378503653&ei=lLBOU-CvOcjpmALNowE&url=http://www.wired.com/2014/04/drones-mobile-hotspots/)Wired
Ageing Iraq Drones Turned Into Wi-Fi Hotspots (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF70S7WbJtusbKJra71LeCAY9ln0w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=43982378503653&ei=lLBOU-CvOcjpmALNowE&url=http://news.sky.com/story/1243537/ageing-iraq-drones-turned-into-wi-fi-hotspots)Sky News
Nextgov (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGdZDhRdsd7z8A7ZVoz49dLNjdzQg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=43982378503653&ei=lLBOU-CvOcjpmALNowE&url=http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2014/04/repurposing-old-drones-bring-wi-fi-warfighters/82582/?oref%3Dng-dropdown) -Gizmag (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFPmS2QPmvY011mh6SMeqO6tSJfAA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=43982378503653&ei=lLBOU-CvOcjpmALNowE&url=http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-drone-wifi-military/31655/) -Telegraph.co.uk (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF77Krwn5RBpwaxF0gchzKnm3Cgig&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=43982378503653&ei=lLBOU-CvOcjpmALNowE&url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10770447/US-surveillance-drones-recommissioned-as-WiFi-hotspots.html)
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