Teen Network Magazine january issue | Page 22

THE DRONE TECHNOLOGY (An aircraft invention that has brought the magical aerial experience next to humans: drone.) Drones trace their history back in 2000. The technology was primarily invented for military use. The CIA in 2000 flew unarmed drones over Afghanistan until the air war against the Taliban late 2001. On February 4th2002, the CIA flew an unmanned Predator drone in a targeted killing of Osama bin Laden, or at least someone in the CIA had thought so. Notably this year, the Kenyan government pumped Ksh1Billion shillings to buy state of art drones from US to intensify the fight against terrorist in real time alongside other major crime scenes inside Kenyan borders. However, the sharp edge technology has found its way into human life and since becoming part of human. With more than 1000 business leaders betting heavily on drones, industries across the board are taking a closer look at drone technology.