[Carry_Okie]

This was so predictable.

ABP flies their drone withing spitting distance of the testing grounds at Fort Huachuca and shames the SUBP into coming up with their own version (a year later and at vastly higher cost).

Then, when public confidence swings to the agency in favor of continuing to support ABP, cut the program.

I wonder how long they're going to allow more illegals into the country before they figure out that the drones were effective.

[AppyPappy]

It will take another 9/11 to get them back in the air.

[SandRat]

Well they forgot one thing the Minute Man Project is going to watch, report (all illegals and what the BP does with the information) all that goes on. So far they have over 250 volunteers coming to the Tucson sector to do just that and the Me.Ch.A. folks are having a hissy fit.

[JackelopeBreeder]

I was part of the Hunter UAV development effort almost 10 years ago when we were literally testing them to destruction. They have been used extensively in the Balkans and Iraq with great success. I can only wonder what is now being further evaluated.

I'd say the biggest problem with their tests have been poor choices of target areas. I have only seen them twice in close proximity to the border -- one time each for the Hermes and the Hunter. However, I've seen them many times way north.