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\"\"<\/a>This video comes to us from a subscriber.\u00a0 Fascinating!<\/em><\/p>\n

The University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, graduated its first controllers this past spring.\u00a0 Incredible\u00a0 stuff.<\/p>\n

Three of the weapons and guidance system on the drones are products of Raytheon ….. I can tell you all that our drone technology absolutely scares the crap out of Taliban & Al Qaeda.<\/p>\n

This is an interesting little video that should be in the hands of our would-be enemies.<\/p>\n

READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO.<\/p>\n

For non-pilots, these controllers are in Nevada and are each flying a drone thousands of miles away in the combat zone in Iraq and Afghanistan …<\/p>\n

Their left hand is on the throttle controlling the drone’s engine.\u00a0 Note all the buttons which perform various tasks without removing the hand from the throttle.<\/p>\n

The right hand is flying the plane.<\/p>\n

Welcome to the new world of modern warfare.<\/p>\n

A previous headline:\u00a0 ‘Missiles fired from Nevada-controlled drone aircraft kill Taliban leader’<\/p>\n

Watch how it’s done.\u00a0 Turn the speakers on and watch in full screen.<\/p>\n

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