U.S. to deploy highly advanced "Prophet" in Iraq

DEBKAfile ^ | 11/24/04 | DEBKAfile

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An American “Prophet” Takes on the Prophet Mohammed’s Fighters in Iraq

DEBKAfile Exclusive Military Report

November 24, 2004, 10:18 PM (GMT+02:00)

Is the Prophet also a wizard?

On November 19, Lt. Col. Steve Iwicki, director of the Actionable Intelligence Department of the Army G2, announced that the 3rd Infantry Division’s “units of action” due for shipment to Iraq will be equipped with the first unmanned vehicles of the Prophet collection system. He disclosed that in the next few years, 9,000 of these new military intelligence positions will be deployed with US forces world wide, 5,000 with brigade-sized units, 3,000 at the division level, and 1,000 with corps.....

.....A ground commander equipped with a Prophet will receive on his laptop a comprehensive picture of electronic emitters within a battle arena of any size up to 150km wide and 120 kilometers deep. He will have a full view of his own forces in relation to the enemy and be guided in mid-combat to openings that will give his troops the advantage.

In the course of battle, he will be able to pinpoint, collect and electronically attack emitters, however large or small, beyond the reach of conventional reconnaissance – whether small, hidden knots of Iraqi guerrillas using any kind of communications or signaling gear, including a mobile phone, gadgets for remote-control of explosive devices or bomb cars, or even an Iraqi guerilla command center operating deep inside Iran or Syria. US commanders often know where an enemy position across the Iraqi border is located. The Prophet extends their reach and arms them with the option of long-distance electronic attack.

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Callsign Prophet 2 reporting!

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the debka file is taken largely from global security.org

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of interest found on russky site

[VeniVidiVici]

That could have been fun. I designed it.

Too cool! The folks you meet on FR!

Yeah, I was on orders for Huachuca from Berlin in '92. Had a position lined up at EPG and everything. But, decided to get out.

Funny aside - ever hear of a system called "Cheapfix"?

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Cheapfix? Can't say that I have. But I can imagine...

I came to Huachuca from Augsburg and worked with the TRADOC System Manager for ground systems from '88 to '96; we dealt with several NDI or Rapid Development systems.

Even then, we had contractors trying to sell us stuff we didn't think we needed. Current events have proven otherwise...I'm reading Richard Miniter's Shadow War and seeing things I recognize.