ARTICLE: Boeing sees industrial base worry if programs stall, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, Sep 15, 2008

ARTICLE: Quest is on for UAVs that stay up for years, By Jim Hodges, Air Force Times, Sep 16, 2008

If not for 9/11, it was my supposition, going back to the late 1990s, that UAVs would go commercial mainstream much faster than the Internet or GPS--just too cool and useful in so many areas. But 9/11 set everyone back on fears, so a delay. But still, you know it's coming, including high-altitude balloons, especially for virtual antenna placement.

(Thanks: Pete Johnson)