US Army to fly 'kamikaze' drones

AFP ^ | Oct. 17, 2011

[Dusty Road]

OTOH, it did bother me a little when I saw snipers (and the surrounded area) eliminated with a called-in air strike. -------------------------------------------------- It didn't bother me one bit, light them up! Pardon the photo quality things were a little hectic at the time.

[PeteB570]

They said that about the bow.

Then they said it about the matchlock.

Then they said it...........

[calex59]

and is launched from a tube, with wings quickly folding out as it soars into the air, according to manufacturer AeroVironment.

When I was a kid there was a glider(a small unmanned one)that was launched with a large rubber band, the wings were folded until it reached a certain height and then they opened up and the glider soared. It was an improvement over the other balsa wood gilders that you had to throw by hand and very rarely got any altitude out of. Now they are using something similar(although powered and armed) to kill enemy troops.

[DuncanWaring]

Smelled like victory, I presume.

[buffaloguy]

This may find its way to the border. It may be the type of weapon Perry is talking about.

[buffaloguy]

“What’s that saying? Something like “If it’s a fair fight, your tactics suck.””

“A fair fight is the result of poor planning” Gen. George Patton (I think)