TERN

I could put something up here every day about drones right now, if I had the time. But here's Spencer Ackerman's Danger Room post about research into a new form of drone that bridges communication systems between ships and aircraft.

TERN is way too benign sounding a name for what is really a Tactically Exploitive Reconnaisance Node, in my opinion. But the thing that really surprised me in this article was the fact that Navy ships and Airforce planes don't have a common communications architecture? What?

As Ackerman says, "If you can't talk to each other, you can't fight together."  

A moral philosophy of drones

Just a link to a new piece by John Haag on how philosophy becomes relevant to the new armchair warrior. It's a NYT piece that you can find HERE .

Drones don't target Americans...

This blog has been a bit silent lately due to other time issues, but that's unfortunate because there has probably never been a better time to be posting links. We probably all know about Rand Paul's filibuster by now, and again all I can say is, 'strange bedfellows'. But to kick this blog back into gear, here's a link to today's William Salatan piece on what he thinks is the subject no one is talking about, which is the way Americans do get killed in drone strikes. Anyway, it's a good down to earth piece on what is and isn't happening with drones. Check it out.