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National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron	China Is Pursuing Unmanned Tactical Aircraft China has been quietly at work pursuing unmanned aircraft technologies both domestically and from foreign partners. It also is marketing its drones to friendly nations in Asia and Africa, according to a Chinese industry official.
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron	Joint-Service Focus Shapes UAV Roadmap The Pentagon is working on a new roadmap for unmanned aerial vehicles to accommodate the rapid growth in UAV programs seen in the past several years.
National Defense May 2004 Frank Colucci	Coast Guard Sets Path for Aviation Upgrades The U.S. Coast Guard is moving briskly on its multifaceted Deepwater aviation upgrade program.
National Defense May 2004 Frank Colucci	Smart Missles The Army is beginning to develop sophisticated "smart" missiles and launchers, intended to be deployed in advance of maneuver forces.
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron	Warfare by Remote Control A long-awaited robotic security system--capable of detecting intruders, assessing their intentions, communicating their location and even stopping them in their tracks--will be evaluated next month at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev.
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron	Marine Gladiator Charges Ahead After splitting from a joint ground robotics program with the U.S. Army, the Marines decided to build their own unmanned combat vehicle, called the Gladiator.
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Unmanned Air Vehicles Proliferate in the Battlefield The U.S. Army is committing increasing resources to developing sharply enhanced surveillance, communications and weapons for unmanned aerial vehicles.
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Plans to Network Ground Robots and Unmanned Aircraft Army researchers are working on a program that would pair autonomous unmanned aircraft with ground robots.
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron	India Catching Up With Advances in UAVs India is looking to beef up its domestic capabilities by rapidly developing a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles.
National Defense May 2004 Frank Colucci	Infantry Troops Will Test Backpack-Size Drones The Army 25th Infantry Division will be testing later this year five unmanned air vehicle systems--small UAVs called "micro air vehicles."
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