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Air Force sees high-tech as the key to finding its role in counterinsurgency combat.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has begun deploying the heavily armed MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft in Iraq for the first time, highlighting the service's increased use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs, and other high technology as it adjusts to its new roles in counterinsurgency.

Analysis: Military, spies using sim-worlds

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. military and intelligence agencies are making increasing use of computer-generated virtual worlds for training and tele-working, and more controversially, to try to predict human behavior.

BMD Watch: Barak bets on BMD

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Within a few years Israel will be able to defend itself against 90 percent of missiles fired against it, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday according to Army Radio.

Wireless World: Bomb detection wirelessly

CHICAGO, May 6 (UPI) -- A series by UPI examining emerging wireless telecommunications technologies. This week: Anti-terror authorities are beginning to use wireless networks to transmit screening information instantly to experts who can determine whether individuals are carryin

Think tanks wrap-up

WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- The UPI think tank wrap-up is a daily digest covering opinion pieces, reactions to recent news events and position statements released by various think tanks. This is the first of two wrap-ups for May 27. Contents: Get rid of antiquated FCC limits; DARPA

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