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1 posted on 05/27/2008 12:55:58 PM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

It’s puzzling why there aren’t more airship drones for urban use. That is, guided balloons that would just sit over a city, digitally recording all vehicle and foot traffic for days.

Its purpose is not real time action, but to be able to record when an incident takes place, where the bad guys have come from, and where they go after the incident. This would compromise every building and vehicle used by the terrorists.

Without such buildings a vehicles, they are neutralized, and just need to be picked up.


2 posted on 05/27/2008 1:12:12 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: neverdem

If the Air Force does not get more fully with the UAV program, they are going to lose control over them to the Army... Just like they did with armed helos.


4 posted on 05/27/2008 1:30:29 PM PDT by PsyOp (Truth in itself is rarely sufficient to make men act. - Clauswitz, On War, 1832.)
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To: neverdem
Cheap, stealthy, and ultra-long loiter times, huh? Hey, sounds GREAT for our southern border, don't you think?

Oh wait, ICE has just ONE Reaper there...! Oh....

6 posted on 05/27/2008 1:37:32 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: neverdem

It’s cool that they can “fly” them from locations in the States—but does anyone know WHY they do that.

Even with sattelites, there has to be a slight delay in transmitting the signals for flight manouvers and guns.


7 posted on 05/27/2008 1:43:50 PM PDT by wildbill
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To: neverdem
5 min YouTube Clip about UAV capabilities, mission, logistics
8 posted on 05/27/2008 1:48:34 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: neverdem; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Tennessean4Bush; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...

Thanks neverdem.


12 posted on 05/28/2008 8:07:55 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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