UK's Watchkeeper drone in first autonomous flight

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Anonymous Coward

I wonder... #

Posted Wednesday 26th November 2008 12:34 GMT

...when we can expect to see these in the skies over Britain?

Wacqui Jacqui must be jiggling up and down with exceitement at the prospect.

Harry Sheppard

Electro-optical camera system? #

Posted Wednesday 26th November 2008 13:17 GMT

That's a digital camera, then...

Yorkshirepudding

at anon coward #

Posted Wednesday 26th November 2008 13:17 GMT

probably sooner than you think, merseyside police have used one for monitoring football matches, soon they will be everywhere

i for one welcome out hoverbot overlords

Wayland Sothcott

What's the matter with you people (above three posts) #

Posted Thursday 27th November 2008 14:23 GMT

Can't we have a British Technology success story without everyone complaining these things will be spying on us 24x7?

Well yeah I know they will be used to spy on us, and blimps and helecopters, but I just thought we could pretend it's npt happening.

Dark chopper for obvious reasons.

Anonymous Coward

VFM? #

Posted Thursday 27th November 2008 14:23 GMT

Come on Lewis. How about rubbing in the price differential between the model the US is buying and the Watchkeeper? One which can carry missiles - $7.5m. One which can't £16m.

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