Local military contractors have stake in growing popularity of drones

By Richard Burnett, Staff Writer Orlando Sentinel Amid industry jitters over the potential for huge defense-budget cuts in the months and years ahead, there is at least one area of military technology that may fly above the funding fray: unmanned aerial systems, better known as drones. Although controversial because of their ties to the CIA and their suspected role in civilian deaths in places like Pakistan, these high-tech drones have proven useful enough during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to create a sustained demand, industry officials say. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-07-01/business/os-cfb-cover-drones-0702-20120701_1_drone-industry-unmanned-systems-defense-budget Bookmark It Hide Sites
Local military contractors have stake in growing popularity of drones