itsy-bitsy heralded
or known,in the actual revolution that brought small drones into virtually every com
bat unit of all four military servic
es, Pointer was a pioneer. Developed
first for the Marine Corps in 1986, and Pointer was the f
irst hand-held drone—45 pounds and transportable in a backpack. They were used
in Desert Storm in 1990 and ended up being th
e first drones on the ground in Afghanistan after 9/11,later s
erving in Iraq. Read more...
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Source: gawker.com