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Coast Guard Continues To Explore Options For Land And Ship-Based UAVs

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Friday, January 9th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard is continuing to evaluate a number of different unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), including varieties used by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Navy, according to a Coast Guard official. "Right now it would be correct to characterize...we are interested in all UAVs," Rear Adm. Gary Blore, assistant commandant for acquisition and chief acquisition officer, told reporters last month. "If you watch that particular industry, it changes almost weekly," he noted. The Coast…

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