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OSD: Leveraging Unmanned Systems For Info Gathering Still A Top Priority

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Friday, December 21st, 2007

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By Michael Sirak Increased reconnaissance and surveillance capability remains the top priority of U.S. combatant commanders for which unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles and maritime systems can play a significant role in addressing current shortfalls, the Department of Defense (DoD) states in a newly released planning document. "Some form of reconnaissance (electronic and visual) is the number one COCOM [combatant commander] priority applicable to unmanned systems," reads the Unmanned Systems Roadmap for the period 2007 through 2032 that the Office of…

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