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Predator was used as armed escort
This is significantThe US Air Forceâs MQ-1 Predator medium-altitude remotely piloted aircraft undertook a new role during the US-led Operation âIraqi Freedomâ in 2003 that has received little fanfare to date: armed escort. Already used in combat as an overhead surveillance asset and armed platform to attack time-critical ground targets, JDW has learned that an MQ-1 substituted for an AC-130 Spectre gunship to provide ingress and egress cover for army helicopters during a mission to extract senior Iraqi Republican Guard officials who wished to defect Also check out this article about lessons learned from Marine use of tactical UAVs in Iraq. The Corps too sees a role for armed UAVs as escorts for Ospreys. Think about these technologies as you consider Rumsfeldâs insistence that more soldiers isnât the complete answer ... Posted by: rkb 2004-02-17 |
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