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PompeySailor

2nd Oct 2006, 08:49

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5397012.stm

"The Ministry of Defence has commissioned a £200,000 study of a group of drones"

Why? Could we not just take a look at what everyone else uses and nick their ideas (and call it interoperability)?

Archimedes

2nd Oct 2006, 09:15

At first reading, I thought this meant that the MoD was spending £200k analysing its senior officials...

Skunkerama

2nd Oct 2006, 10:12

Wow, a whole 200k? Should last a couple of weeks in the hands of modern defence analysts.