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Killer Apps, Mini Missiles: Army's Expo Gets Put on a Budget

Holding a convention packed with military toys right when the Army runs out of cash is just plain mean. In these videos, we walk through the annual Association of the U.S. Army expo to find out what kind of next-gen technologies the Army can buy on a budget. Tanks are out; apps are in.
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The Shadow Drone, Mark Two

The Army leans hard on AAI's mid-sized Shadow drone; the unmanned aircraft has logged more than 500,000 flight hours in Afghanistan and Iraq. But now the company's made some upgrades. The mark two Shadow has a 60-horsepower engine under the hood (a big step up from the previous 38 horsepower model) and a second payload bay -- the better to strap on more cameras and sensors. Still no weapons on it, though.