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Fri Nov-18-11 11:50 PM
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New Texas Drones Used By Police May Carry Weapons |
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For your security...
A Houston area law enforcement agency is prepared to launch an unmanned drone that could someday carry weapons, Local 2 Investigates reported Friday.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in Conroe paid $300,000 in federal homeland security grant money and Friday it received the ShadowHawk unmanned helicopter made by Vanguard Defense Industries of Spring.
A laptop computer is used to control the 50-pound unmanned chopper, and a game-like console is used to aim and zoom a powerful camera and infrared heat-seeking device mounted on the front.
"To be in on the ground floor of this is pretty exciting for us here in Montgomery County," Sheriff Tommy Gage said.
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http://www.click2houston.com/news/New-Police-Drone-Near-Houston-Could-Carry-Weapons/-/1735978/4717922/-/59xnnez/-/index.html
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Sat Nov-19-11 10:09 AM
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1. WTF? What the hell happens here bad enough to warrant a drone? |
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Sun Nov-20-11 02:29 PM
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near daily attacks by terrorists with IEDS and roadside bombs? Oh wait... It's Houston, and not Falluja? Wow. Then I don't know.
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