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These soldiers will have a drone in their pockets during their Afghanistan deployment
A contract will buy at least 1,000 minidrones to spread across the Army.
By Todd South
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The Army is buying this pocket-sized drone in bulk for recon at platoon and below
The drone can fly for nearly half an hour and it can range for more than a kilometer.
By Todd South