WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US military will drastically increase drone flights over the next four years, in a bid to boost intelligence and strike capabilities across a growing number of conflict zones, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

The Pentagon is planning to expand the number of daily flights from 61 at present to as many as 90 by 2019, a senior defense official told the Journal.

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