Tuesday, December 9, 2008

U.S Drones to Patrol US/Canadian Border

The U.S. is ready to launch a US $10 million drone to control part of its border with Canada. A Predator B aircraft, the first to patrol the United States’ northern border, completed a flight from Arizona to North Dakota successfully. The drone is set to control a part of the US - Canada border which goes along the upper edge of North Dakota and a slim part of Minnesota.

The vessel that weighs about 5 tons and can stay aloft for 18 hours, cost US $10 million. It will execute its first mission, designed to spot people crossing the border illegally, in January.

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