15 November 2012 Updated at 02:47 ET
Unmanned aircraft project leads push to civilian drones
Jason Palmer
Science and technology reporter, BBC News
Test flights of an unmanned aircraft were conducted this summer over the Irish Sea
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20327991