China debuted its first drone this week, highlighting the increased global competition for drones and military technology. In this picture, an Israeli UAV Hermes 500 flies over the Hatzerim air force base in the Negev desert on June 30, 2011. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)Look Out! China's Got Drones. -- Global Post
U.S. military circles are buzzing with concern over China's focus on new military technology.
Forget about China's first aircraft carrier, the U.S. military has a whole new reason to be scared.
At the world's largest robotics show in Washington this week, China debuted the F50 — a small drone the size of a pizza pan that comes equipped with a high-def camera.
Now, lots of countries have drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The U.S. has drones, Israel, Brazil and Iran.
All they are, really, are anything that flies autonomously or by remote-control. By that definition, you can even buy a drone at Brookstone (it's called a Parrot).
So, China isn't breaking new ground.
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Update: China Debuts a Drone at Robotics Show -- Wall Street Journal
My Comment: I am sure there are going to be a lot more surprises from China and their drone program in the future, but the final paragraph in this post sums up on how far the Chinese must go to catch up to the U.S..