DRONES! REMEMBER THE day when the word referred to male bees whose only role was to hang around the hive and fertilize the queen bee—in flight! They couldn't even sting and, of course, died upon mating. Today drones are better known as unmanned military aircraft that appear in the news with ever-increasing frequency. There was less coverage years ago when they were used strictly for surveillance. But now, as they fire ordinance on suspected terrorist targets, these high-tech vehicles are rewriting the rules of aerial warfare.
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