Tag Archives: UAV

Heartwarming tale of incredible loyalty

08-12-30 – 06:00:pm

Strategy Page:
December 29, 2008: In 2007, Ireland bought two Israeli Orbiter UAV systems, for $550,000 each. It has lost two of their six UAVs in Chad, where a battalion of Irish peacekeepers are operating. The second one UAV casualty apparently tried to fly back to Ireland, after it lost its communications link with the operator. [...]

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Roger that

08-09-22 – 12:40:am

Kaplan, “Hunting the Taliban in Las Vegas,” theatlantic.com (Sep ’06):
But the Predator, especially as it is improved, may also interfere with decision making. As one pilot told me: “No general will want to attack something without visual confirmation from a Predator. It’s the old story—by the time you have all the evidence, it’s too late [...]

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