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Robotic Spy-Planes to Patrol Europe's Borders

Written by William Cox

Sunday, 04 June 2006

The European Union has decided it wants to fly fleets of unmanned robotic drones over its borders to cut down on illegal immagration, smuggling, human-trafficking, and terrorism. The vehicles will fly at a height of 2,500 ft and patrol the English Channel and Mediterranean coasts. Belgian already uses such planes to catch illegal dumping in its North Sea. This is all part of a $2 billion dollar program to increase Europe's police force capabilities.

A senior commission official said: "We're convinced that this is a very good way of using military technologies for non-military purposes."

There is no word on which AUV's will be used, but they will probably be something similar to the Predator Drones that the US Military and others use.

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