SOCOM cites urgent need for new 'suicide drones'

By Tony Bertuca / July 6, 2016 at 12:00 PM
The Pentagon has alerted Congress that U.S. Special Operations Command has an urgent need to replenish its stock of Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems, often called "suicide drones" because they are essentially small, flying warheads that can be steered by operators with the aid of an onboard camera. A June 30 reprogramming memo , signed by Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord and obtained by Inside Defense , states that SOCOM operators working under U.S. Central Command have issued a joint urgent...

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