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Airborne intelligence: U.S. Army building NextGen surveillance planes

In a Maryland laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Army scientists, engineers and program developers are working on the Army’s next-generation surveillance aircraft, the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS). This NextGen flying spy [PDF] is a “C-12 based, direct support, manned airborne intelligence collection, processing, and targeting support system.
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Philippines may seek US deployment of spy planes in China dispute – DigitalJournal.com

Philippines may seek US deployment of spy planes in China dispute
DigitalJournal.com
Philippine President Benigno Aquino said the Philippines may seek the help of the US by deploying its spy planes to monitor Chinese naval activities in the disputed territories in the west Philippine sea.

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Apple and Google Maps: Will eye-in-the-sky ‘spy planes’ place our privacy at risk?

During the keynote at Apple’s 2012 annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), there was plenty of hype for Mountain Lion and how iOS 6 will support a plethora of 200 new features, but the new Apple Maps app will most likely cause the most privacy concerns. Apple has kicked Google Maps to the curb and is using “military grade-cameras” and “spy planes” which will provide iOS 6 “flyover” mapping….
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