Ulrike Franke interviewed on BBC about the role of drones

Ulrike Franke took part in an episode of BBC Radio 4's 'The Long View' (11 July) entitled 'Military Drones and the 'Robo-planes' of the 1940s'.

Ulrike was asked what the advantage of using drones over piloted aircrafts is, and she pointed out that drones can stay in the air much longer – sometimes even up to 48 hours – which gives the drone the opportunity to 'loiter' over the target for much longer, and thus (hopefully) ensure that its target is the correct one.

The full programme can be heard here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07jxsy1

(Ulrike appears at 6m 36s.)