VII for Harper's Magazine
20 December, 2013
A Border Patrol vehicle in San Diego County, California. US Customs and Border Protection has been using drones since 2005, and lends them to other government agencies, such as the FBI and the Texas Rangers.
Since 2002, the US has used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) to collect intelligence and carry out airstrikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. The aircraft are guided via satellite by distant operators. The attacks have resulted in a large number of fatalities, including hundreds of civilians.
Tomas van Houtryve
Initially a student in philosophy, Tomas van Houtryve developed a passion for photography while enrolled in an overseas university program in Nepal. Immediately after graduation ...