On Fri, 23 May 2008 12:09:49 -0700, gatt
wrote in
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/23/dro...ml#cnnSTCVideo
Death from above. I know guys who gave up $10/hr tech support jobs who
are now flying these things. Seems tempting, but, I'm tired of the
office life. On the other hand, at least it would be for a good cause.
-c
It sort of increases the impersonalization the bombing of people. 500#
bombs are targeted from half way around the world by kids.
How long will it be before something similar is used domestically for
ATF raids and boarder enforcement (or traffic citations)?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/23/dro...tml#cnnSTCText
The newly declassified video shows a 500-pound bomb slamming into
a suspected Taliban bunker in southern Afghanistan this year.
Another video clip shows a 500-pound bomb, aimed and fired by a
pilot at Creech Air Force Base in the Nevada desert, striking two
insurgents in Afghanistan as they try to escape on a motorcycle.
"It flies higher. It flies faster. It carries more of a weapons
load," said Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, commander of the 12th Air Force
at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. "They're flying long,
they are flying hard and they are making a big impact."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/23/dro...ml#cnnSTCVideo
Watch drones blast unsuspecting targets
-- Critics argue that any aircraft carrying weapons should only be
flown by certified pilots.
The Air Force has reduced manpower demands by letting pilots in
the United States operate the planes through satellite links
supported by ground crews closer to the battlefield.
The Air Force has reassigned pilots from other aircraft, and the
Air National Guard has also accelerated its Predator commitment in
five states, the Air Force said.
It will establish a second Predator training squadron and a
Predator weapons instructor course in early 2009, the Air Force
said.
Don't Miss
* Pakistan protests killer missile strike
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc....ap/index.html
* Drone crashes in southern Iraq
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/...ain/index.html