[sauron]

Wonder why they risked a drone when a satllite could see the same thing?,or are they looking at something else??.

Satellites can't take air samples to check for radiation, for one. Nor do they deliver a hellfire missile to a target.

Satellites in low orbit pass overhead rather rapidly. Drones loiter, and grab excellent photos, even in, shall we say, non-visible spectra. Satellites in high orbit may be stationary over a target, true, but the extra distance in that high orbit negates much of that optical resolution. Better to have a low-flying drone.

Sauron

[Vaduz]

Better to have a low-flying drone may be true but is the risk worth it?.Can they use the tech to find a way to down one?.