New UAVs Tested To Hunt For Bomb-Planters

The Pentagon is testing three prototypes of new types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to search for enemies planting bombs, the Navy Times reports.

A prototype helicopter UAV called the Yellow Jacket can hunt for improvised explosive (IED) device bomb-planters and their vehicles on its own.

"The Yellow Jacket computer keeps track of where its control vehicle is so that it stays in range," said Air Force Lt. Col. Gary Books, ISR officer for the Joint Improvised Explosive...