With tensions high on the border, a new commander in Afghanistan, and complaints of civilian deaths from robotic US strikes in Pakistan raising anti-American sentiment, the Air Force is sketching out concepts for new robotic hitmen. Among the new drones (which are all very small) are the Suburb Warrior (loaded with four or five mini missiles for semi-urban environments), the Sniper targeting system (“that can lock on to multiple targets, allowing a single drone pilot to coordinate the attacks of a squadron of robots”), and a backup fleet of flying buggies that act as suicide-bomber snipers. Full Story