New vehicles allow GIs to find, remove hidden IEDs, Roadside Bombs! (GNFI)

Stars & Stripes, European Edition ^ | 4 Jan 04 | Rick Scavetta

[FlyVet]

“I’ve never seen anything like this in my 19 years in the Army,” Savre said. “The senior leaders saw the threat and immediately bought more [systems].”

That one jumped out at me.

[Ranger]

fantastic!

[wideminded]

Remember those old WWII flicks about bombers doing europe, and finally they get through all the flak, are over the target, and the navigator sticks his nose into the bomb sight? :>)

Norden bomb sight:

[11th_VA]

Love these updates - add me to the ping list

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From South Africa?

I didn't know they had the same kind of problems as we have in Iraq.

Great news though!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

History Channel had a great piece on the B-26 the other night!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

B-26 was the Bomber that used the Norden for the first time I believe!

[MediaMole]

It looks a lot like the anti-mine vehicle designed and build by the Rhodesians during the civil war.

[getgoing]

Sigh of relief. Puts the "buy american" requirement in the 2004 defense authorization (passed by the House) in a whole new perspective.

[Travis McGee]

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I still like the idea of just marching these guys in front of our convoys. We can always replace the ones that get blowed up.

Those SOB's are flashing the peace sign? Ironic, no? (And the irony fails to diminish if it's "V for Victory").

[samtheman]

I bet there will be smaller, cheaper versions of this, completely remote-controlled.

[OXENinFLA]

bump.

[wita]

Safe for whom? Let me answer that question? Heh, Heh.

[blackie]

New vehicles allow GIs to find, remove hidden IEDs, Roadside Bombs! (GNFI) ~ Bump!

[Lazamataz]

Archy's the one who taught me almost all I know about the Meerkat and related hardware.

Archy's another 'real deal' only he's on the drawing-board corps.

[Lazamataz]

Eastman Kodak was instrumental (pardon that pun) in bombsight making in WWII and beyond.

[blackie]

Good stuff ~ Bump!

[jws3sticks]

I still like the idea of just marching these guys in front of our convoys. We can always replace the ones that get blowed up.

Those SOB's are flashing the peace sign? Ironic, no? (And the irony fails to diminish if it's "V for Victory").

My 'Vote' is the 'V' is for all the virgins these fools plan on flooring (as opposed to bedding) when they get to the other side of the dirt.

As a parting thought, if I were planning on doing 72 virgins soon, I'd position my C4 a little higher on my body, not wanting to vaporize my 'you know what' (real term withheld to avoid removal by the censors)!

[Travis McGee]

Archy is a one-man archive of military history.