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This week, the US Air Force confirmed that it is flying a stealth unmanned aircraft known as the “Beast of Kandahar,” a drone spotted in photos and, until now has been shrouded in secrecy. The RQ-170 Sentinel is being developed by Lockheed Martin and is designed “to provide reconnaissance and surveillance support to forward deployed combat forces,” the air force said in a brief statement. Aviation experts dubbed the drone the “Beast of Kandahar” after photographs emerged earlier this year showing the mysterious aircraft in southern Afghanistan in 2007. Read more here.

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With a multitude of stories happening in the intelligence sector, we thought it would be prudent to do a Thursday morning “intelligence brief,” which should provide you with enough actionable information to get you through your morning coffee. We kick off with a story about Obama being briefed, daily, on the impact of the global economic crises on our nation’s security and end it with a story about using intelligence to combat gang violence. Hope you have a productive morning.

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