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Marines slated to get new unmanned planes
Marines slated to get new unmanned planes
(EXCERPT) Four small drones being sent to Iraq, by Otto Kreisher COPLEY NEWS SERVICE April 29, 2004 WASHINGTON – Marines in Iraq soon will get a new, high-tech flying drone to help them spot potential threats in the volatile city of Fallujah, thanks to some quick work by the Navy's top innovators. The Navy has bought four small unmanned spy planes and is sending them to the Marines, a senior Navy official said. The aircraft should be ready for use in Iraq by mid-May, the official said. "This is going to change the way the Marines do things," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The new aerial vehicle, called the Silver Fox, is about 6 feet lo... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 01 May 2004, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...1n29drone.html --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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"Otis Willie" wrote in message ... Marines slated to get new unmanned planes (EXCERPT) Four small drones being sent to Iraq, by Otto Kreisher COPLEY NEWS SERVICE April 29, 2004 WASHINGTON - Marines in Iraq soon will get a new, high-tech flying drone to help them spot potential threats in the volatile city of Fallujah, thanks to some quick work by the Navy's top innovators. Gee, the Army has already deployed the similar Raven small UAV into the theater of operations...why do we keep tripping over each other to develop what is basically the same capability twice or thrice over for individual services? Brooks snip |
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Kevin Brooks wrote:
Gee, the Army has already deployed the similar Raven small UAV into the theater of operations...why do we keep tripping over each other to develop what is basically the same capability twice or thrice over for individual services? If I had to guess, I'd say the likely reason is that the relatively small costs and numbers involved make it less expensive and time consuming to just stand up the individual systems as opposed to opening a joint office to determine everyone's separate needs- even if they are very close off the bat. Mike |
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"Mike Williamson" wrote in message ... Kevin Brooks wrote: Gee, the Army has already deployed the similar Raven small UAV into the theater of operations...why do we keep tripping over each other to develop what is basically the same capability twice or thrice over for individual services? If I had to guess, I'd say the likely reason is that the relatively small costs and numbers involved make it less expensive and time consuming to just stand up the individual systems as opposed to opening a joint office to determine everyone's separate needs- even if they are very close off the bat. But correct me if I am wrong, don't we *already* have a standing joint office to handle UAV development (witness the adoption of Firescout as a prototype rotary UAV by the Army from the Navy program)? I doubt the needs of the USMC and US Army in terms of such a small UAV are that drastically different--something that can be easily transported, requires minimal ground support and operator training, offers both day and night observation capability, etc. Heck, it sounds like the two vehicles (Raven vs. Silver Fox) are pretty darned similar, from what I have read thus far. My usual bent, having watched the US Army (from up-close) completely balls-up the counter-obstacle vehicle (Grizzly) program, while the USMC was happily fabricating and testing a much more simple (and affordable) M1-based breaching vehicle, is that the Army has historically been much the worse in the "nope, it's gotta have its home here, not in another service" department, but here it appears the USMC/USN may have bought into the same pig-headed approach with this program. Brooks Mike |
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