Drone lands in ND in preparation for border patrol (Predator B deploys for Northern border duty)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/8/08 | Dave Kolpack - ap

[NormsRevenge]

I wonder if it flew fully loaded. Was Dick Cheney driving?

[gubamyster]

ping

[BGHater]

‘The drone is scheduled to begin patrolling the northern U.S. border in January. Its flights will originate from the Grand Forks base.’

Gov’t at work. Treason.

Sure, it’s the millions of Canadians invading across the border. Raping, murdering and killing our sisters and mothers.

[NormsRevenge]

Predator RQ-1 / MQ-1 / MQ-9 Reaper - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), USA
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/predator/predator6.html

[NormsRevenge]

snip from

http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/predator/

In August 2005, a version of Predator B, called Sky Warrior, was chosen for the four-year system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the US Army’s extended range / multi-purpose (ER/MP) UAV programme – 11 Sky Warrior systems, each with 12 air vehicles and five ground control stations.

Initial operating capability is planned for 2009. Two block 0 Sky Warrior UAVs were deployed to Iraq in April 2008.

Also in August 2005, the US Department of Homeland Security / Customs and Border Protection (DHS/CBP) ordered two Predator B systems for monitoring of the USA’s south-west border. The first was delivered in late 2005, the second in September 2006. Two further systems were ordered in October 2006, for monitoring operations on the border with Canada.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

So why will this drone be patroling the North Dakota/Canadian border rather than the Arizona and Texas borders where the trouble is. Are we being overrun by Canadians?

(smacking my hand against my forehead in exasperation)

[Brookhaven]

My same thought. I’m glad we’re locking down the CANADIAN border.

[ScreamingFist]

After two failed tries, an unmanned aircraft expected to be the first to patrol the northern U.S. border completed a flight from Arizona to North Dakota.

For crying out load, deployed from the southern border to the northern border.....words fail me.

[La Enchiladita]

The caribou must be planning a major invasion operation. Haha.

[incredulous joe]

Great minds FReep alike; oh thank heavens!

Now we can rest assured that we won’t be having the ice trucking, moose hunting and hockey enforcement jobs stolen right right from under our noses.

The feds just think we’re dumb as bricks. Problem is, that better than half of us are.

[Lokibob]

I did a lot of things in my military and civilian working life, but one regret is not getting into the UAV field. When I retired, they were just coming out of the R&D stages and becoming operational. Darn...

.....Bob

[wolfcreek]

No problem. We’ve got the Mexican authorities keeping a close watch on our southern border.

[driftdiver]

“No problem. We’ve got the Mexican authorities keeping a close watch on our southern border”

I thought the mexicans were too busy running drugs and bribing our politicians to watch the border.

[wolfcreek]

Surely I needed no {/s}. But they are watching.......for holes.

[ari-freedom]

yes, there are a whole lot of muslims who live in Canada.

[driftdiver]

Surely you saw my /s tag that was assumed just like yours.

[driftdiver]

Only the muslims that have asked for amnesty because they are terrorists and are being persecuted in their home country.

[wolfcreek]

Surely. (I assume)

[wolfcreek]

Surely. (I assume)