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Trim Reaper: Streamlined Killer Drone Begins Combat Operations in Iraq
Fox ^
| Wednesday, July 23, 2008
| David Piper
Posted on 07/23/2008 9:29:57 PM PDT by BloodOrFreedom
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq — It looks more Star Wars than Iraq War, an unmanned aerial killer ready to fly its first combat mission in Iraq. But the MQ-9 Reaper is more than just a stunning sight — it may represent the future of combat aviation.
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But the Reaper was built with offense in mind. It can carry four Hellfire missiles (the Predator carries only two), and it is equipped with a pair of 500-pound laser-guided bombs.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: mq9reaper; uav
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To: BloodOrFreedom
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:36:42 PM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
To: Prophet in the wilderness
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:40:01 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Prophet in the wilderness
Tax money to good use. "It's got infrared, so you can actually see somebody smoking a cigarette from about 25,000 feet,"
Infared, hellfire missiles. What could be better than this?
To: BloodOrFreedom
Could use a more spiffy paint job. Some red eyes on the upper dome and a jagged shark mouth below.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:44:47 PM PDT
by
Ronin
(Is there some rule that says that when an evil man gets sick, we must pretend he was saint?)
To: BloodOrFreedom
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:46:43 PM PDT
by
Lusis
("Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.")
To: BloodOrFreedom
Thanks for the thread. Good to have you back.
Can I order one in light green with a racing stripe?
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:48:50 PM PDT
by
exit82
(People get the government they deserve--and they are about to get it --in spades.)
To: Ronin
Could use a more spiffy paint job. Some red eyes on the upper dome and a jagged shark mouth below. Definitely...or, in keeping with the name...
...one of these
To: exit82
Haha...sorry, no custom orders
To: BloodOrFreedom
On the drawing board -
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:55:14 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: Ken H
It needs to be painted on the side in arabic lettering something like “This device was manufactured with pig’s blood” in case it gets shot down in islamic zones.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:57:37 PM PDT
by
Kevmo
(A person's a person, no matter how small. ~Horton Hears a Who)
To: Kevmo
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:59:20 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Barack Obama - International Man of Mystery...)
To: Kevmo
Hell, It needs to drop whole pigs!
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posted on
07/23/2008 10:06:19 PM PDT
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
To: Ronin
That paint job is reserved for the Mustangs and Warthogs.
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posted on
07/23/2008 10:37:34 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Show me your precious darlings, and I will crush them all)
To: Ken H; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; Diplomat; ...
Cousin Gort... 
if that you calling me?
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posted on
07/23/2008 10:42:45 PM PDT
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: BloodOrFreedom
I didn't know DOD changed the Predator to an "MQ" designation (name changed in '02). MQ-9 is a a renamed Predator B.
Wikipedia...MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance. The MQ-9 is a larger and more capable aircraft than the earlier MQ-1 Predator. It can use MQ-1's ground systems. The MQ-9 has a 950-shaft-horsepower turboprop engine, far more powerful than the Predator's 119 hp (89 kW) piston engine. The increase in power allows the Reaper to carry 15 times more ordnance and cruise at three times the speed of the MQ-1.
To: Ken H
Probably a little more than just on the drawing board.
To: Prophet in the wilderness
They can put tax money to better use by letting enlisted fly these things.
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posted on
07/23/2008 11:17:58 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Barack Hussein Obama=Jimmy Carter Part Douche)
To: BloodOrFreedom
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posted on
07/23/2008 11:50:20 PM PDT
by
Dumpster Baby
( They told me that using the download page to download something was not something they anticipated)
To: BloodOrFreedom
"It's got infrared, so you can actually see somebody smoking a cigarette from about 25,000 feet," AWESOME!
A STREAMLINED KILLER DRONE! TAKE THAT JIHADIS!
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posted on
07/24/2008 12:26:59 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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