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Military exercise Black Dart to tackle nightmare drone scenario
NY Post ^
| 7/25/15
| Richard Whittle
Posted on 07/25/2015 7:03:46 PM PDT by markomalley
Sweat the small stuff.
That’s the unofficial motto for this year’s edition of the military exercise Black Dart, a two-week test of tactics and technologies to combat hostile drones that begins Monday on the Point Mugu range at Naval Base Ventura County in California.
The military categorizes Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) by size and capability, from Group 5 drones that weigh more than 1,320 pounds and can fly above 18,000 feet like the Reaper, down to Group 1, mini- and micro-drones less than 20 pounds that fly lower than 1,200 feet. Previous Black Darts have covered threats to troops overseas and targets at home posed by drones of all sizes.
But small drones are this year’s focus, said the director of this 14th edition of Black Dart, Air Force Maj. Scott Gregg, because of worrisome incidents since the last exercise.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: blackdart; drill; drone; drones; exercise; military; navalbase; pointmugu; uas; venturacounty
To: markomalley
We need belt fed MGs to counter drones in the hood.
To: markomalley
The next BIG national security threat, children’s toys and RC airplanes. Legislation to follow shortly.
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posted on
07/25/2015 7:07:30 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
To: Redcitizen
For the small ones a 12 gauge with 4 buck should work.
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posted on
07/25/2015 7:07:55 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Redcitizen
This drone may take a little more effort.
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posted on
07/25/2015 7:10:35 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS,)
To: Farmer Dean
“For the small ones a 12 gauge with 4 buck should work.”
Until the little drones come with chemical weapons sprayers, then hitting it with #4 sprays sarin or tabun all over.
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posted on
07/25/2015 7:12:10 PM PDT
by
DBrow
To: Redcitizen
Bigger threat is the drones interfering with water drops on SoCal wildfires.
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posted on
07/25/2015 7:20:25 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: markomalley
To: Farmer Dean
Beat me to it.
Anyone for some trap shooting?
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posted on
07/25/2015 7:52:40 PM PDT
by
rikkir
(Anyone still believe the 8/08 Atlantic cover wasn't 100% accurate?)
To: markomalley
Nightmare drone scenario —pick any Obama speech...
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posted on
07/25/2015 8:11:39 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
To: Farmer Dean
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posted on
07/25/2015 8:22:22 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
To: markomalley
Excellent choice! This beauty from 1968 has points, so it should be invulnerable to an EMP attack.
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posted on
07/25/2015 8:37:05 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: markomalley
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posted on
07/25/2015 10:12:52 PM PDT
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
To: BenLurkin
Did you hear the Fire Chief was concerned that the drone was being used by the person who set the fire .. just checking out his work.
Now .. that’s really scary.
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posted on
07/25/2015 11:05:08 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
("The fields are white unto Harvest")
To: Dr. Sivana
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posted on
07/26/2015 9:41:14 AM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(The environment is too complex and too important to manage by government regulation.)
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