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09/07/2015
5 live Daily tours an RAF base in Lincolnshire where crews use drones to attack Islamic State targets in Iraq.
5 Live Daily gets an exclusive tour of an RAF base in Lincolnshire where the aircrew sit in metal cabins in a hangar and pilot drones, attacking Islamic State targets in Iraq. The Ministry of Defence calls them Reapers - Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) and they're also used to monitor the movements of IS in Syria. The programme also hears from critics of this highly controversial form of warfare.
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Thu 9 Jul 201510:00
BBC Radio 5 Live
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- Thu 9 Jul 201510:00BBC Radio 5 Live


