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Google is helping the Pentagon learn how to analyze drone footage

While this partnership will help DOD analyze the mountains of data collected by drones, Google employees are not all happy with the collaboration.
Congress to ‘balance’ JSTARS recap with something new, key lawmaker says

Lawmakers will seek “balance” between the Air Force’s multibillion-dollar program to replace its aging E-8C JSTARS and something new, a key congressman says.
France, US are negotiating ISR capability for Reaper drones, official reveals

French and U.S. officials are conducting highly sensitive talks about fitting an ISR pod on medium-altitude, long-endurance Reaper drones ordered by the French Air Force.
Air Force to kill JSTARS recap program for new battlefield management plane

The Air Force intends to cancel the JSTARS recap program in its fiscal year 2019 budget submission, tanking one of the service’s few remaining aircraft production opportunities still in contention.