As anyone who has seen Terminator 3 can tell you, pilotless aircraft played a significant role in the destruction of humanity. But that's not stopping the US from using them to patrol US borders; despite a drone crash in Arizona in 2006, US Customs and Border Protection currently has two drones in the sky above the Mexican border, with another six on the way. The drones are "piloted" by operators working in remote booths.

Also, these things are not your father's drone aircraft--the new birds have the same wingspan as the Boeing 737!

As for the 2006 crash, government agencies claim it was an accident that occurred because the same control lever used to work the camera also shuts the engine off. Great design, fellas. Maybe you should put the "bombs away" controller on the same lever that makes the plane turn right.

via arizona republic