During a defence budget meeting last Thursday after visiting a base in southern Russia, newly-re-elected President Vladimir Putin said “We need a programme for unmanned aircraft.”
Experts say this is a most important area of development in aviation,” he added. “We need a range of all types, including automated strike aircraft, reconnaissance and other types.” Russia is allegedly spending $13 billion on unmanned aircraft through 2020.
Photo: AP/ITAR-TASS – Russian President Vladimir Putin in the cockpit of a supersonic strategic bomber, 2005.
Source: Wired:Danger Room
Did we see this one coming? Add another $1.5 Billion per year to the Teal Forecast of $11 Billion per year and you have total global spending of almost $13 billion a year for the next 10 years.