wrote:

:On 30 May 2006 21:54:32 -0700, wrote:
:
:According to:
:
:http://en.rian.ru/onlinenews/20060530/48833304.html
:
:An Iranian UAV was able to circle a U.S. aircraft carrier undetected
:for 25 minutes.
:
:Maybe so and maybe not.

I'd bet against. Just because they didn't kill it doesn't mean they
didn't see it.

:With U.S. forces making increasing use of UAV's, the inevitable
:question becomes:
:
:How can we protect our forces against UAV's when other countries or terrorist
:organizations start using them against us?
:
:UAVs radiate. Their controlling facility radiates. If you radiate
:you are detectable. If you can be detected you can be localized. If
:you can be localized you can be targeted.

I learned it the simple way: If you can see it, you can kill it.

--
"When you enter a room full of armed men, shoot the first
person who makes a move, hostile or otherwise. He has
started to think and is therefore dangerous..."
-- Colonel Paddy Mayne, co-founder of the SAS