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Government body calls for Reaper transparency
A UK government official representing the ‘All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Drones’ has challenged the Ministry of Defence’s use of armed UAVs, calling for more operational transparency.
Labour MP Tom Watson, conceded that UAV use is an important contributor to the economy in the UK, but warned that the ...
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