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The Firebee series of targets drones and RPVs (Remotely Piloted Vehicles) is one of the most successful and versatile unmanned aircraft developed so far. The latest versions are still in wide-spread service more than 50 years after the first flight tests. Because of the wide variety of variants covered by the xxM-34 series of designations, this article is split into four parts, each describing chronologically the development of a specific sub-family of Firebee vehicles: Subsonic Targets: BQM-34A, AQM-34B/C, MQM-34D, BQM-34S Supersonic Targets: BQM-34E/F/T Reconnaissance RPVs: AQM-34G/H/J/K/L/M/N/P/Q/R/U/V Attack and Multimission RPVs: BGM-34A/B/C

N.S.A. Report Outlined Goals for More Power

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries) (thousand barrels per day) Country Jan-13 Dec-12 YTD 2013 Jan-12 YTD 2012 CANADA 3,433 3,131 3,433 3,008 3,008 MEXICO 1,068 1,016 1,068 1,114 1,114 SAUDI ARABIA 979 1,032 979 1,423 1,423 VENEZUELA 898 1,092 898 750 750 NIGERIA 479 248 479 504 504 IRAQ 419 462 419 390 390 KUWAIT 389 254 389 352 352 COLOMBIA 351 379 351 431 431 RUSSIA 327 523 327 572 572 ECUADOR 240 155 240 100 100 ANGOLA 223 116 223 370 370 ALGERIA 194 179 194 269 269 NETHERLANDS 120 52 120 101 101 UNITED KINGDOM 116 144 116 168 168 BRAZIL 106 85 106 321 321

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in June 2013 has been released and it shows that two countries exported more than 1 million barrels per day to the United States

Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in June; exporting 2,864 thousand barrels per day to the United States. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1,431 thousand barrels per day.