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Semi-secret US Air Force long-endurance spy drone breaks cover


An open-secret American spy plane has broken cover after the US Air Force released photos of its Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA). Built by DZYNE, the semi-classified drone is now confirmed as deployed and active.

View gallery - 5 images An open-secret American spy plane has broken cover after the US Air Force released photos of its Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA). According to the Air Force, this cost cutting drone means that they can deploy more of them to cover larger remote areas and ULTRA can conduct missions far from available airfields using "point and click" satellite command systems. A retired field archaeologist and university lecturer, he has a background in the history of science, technology, and medicine with a particular emphasis on aerospace, military, and cybernetic subjects.

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