Drones Over U.S. Airspace

More and more reports are cropping up of drones over U.S. airspace.

We previously posted a link about a Predator drone sighted over Elgin, IL.

Wired has posted an interactive map of US drone bases.

Below are links to other key articles and posts about drones over U.S. airspace.

KEY LINKS
"Drones Over America" in The New American, May 9, 2012.

"Thousands Of Military Drones To Be Deployed Over US Mainland" in Countercurrents, June 18, 2012. The article references the DoD map of current and future drone bases reproduced below.

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