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| Pakistan finds suspected US spy drone wreckage |
| 2008-09-24 |
| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The Pakistani army said Wednesday it found the wreckage of a suspected U.S. spy plane near the Afghan border, but denied claims that it had been shot down. Three Pakistani intelligence officials earlier said troops and tribesmen had shot down the drone late Tuesday near Jalal Khel, a village in Pakistan's South Waziristan region. However, a Pakistan army statement on Wednesday said security forces had recovered the crashed surveillance aircraft. It said a technical problem appeared to have brought it down and that it was investigating further. The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan said one of its drones, which can be equipped with video surveillance equipment, went down Tuesday in the Afghan province bordering Waziristan. But it said coalition forces retrieved it and that no others were missing. The CIA also operates drones in the region. The three Pakistani intelligence officials said the drone was hit after circling the Angoor Ada area of South Waziristan for several hours. Wreckage was strewn on the ground, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. A senior U.S. official challenged the account. "We're not aware of any drones being down," said the official, who also asked for anonymity because of the diplomatic sensitivity of the issue. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #6 how about loading 10 or 15 ounds of c4 and BBs in all the drones, complete with a timimg and 'weight on wheels' fuse. i the thing goes down, the clock starts; by the time the bad guys find it and drag it home, it goes boom. just a concept..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2008-09-24 14:24 |
| #5 Pentagon says crashed "drone" in Pakistan not from U.S. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2008-09-24 13:12 |
| #4 Weather Balloon. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2008-09-24 12:22 |
| #3 Excellent question Richard. Entirely feasible given the right combination technology which I doubt the Paks or anyone besides the Russians have. Daytime aerial persistent surveillance utilizing a tight orbit at low altitude over a specific field of view (FOV) presents a tempting challenge to an enemy armed with automatic weapons. I'd hold mechanical failure responsible at 5% and the Golden BB at 95%. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-09-24 12:22 |
| #2 I was just wondering and some of our mil intelligence readers might know. What is the capability of a ground laser overloading the photo sensors. Similarily, it seems that radar, IR detection, and other spy plane intelligence devices could be disabled easily with modern equipment. Am I way off on this? |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-09-24 11:58 |
| #1 man this is one big victory for the cave men over there ain't it? This is what like the 15 article over them shooting at a remote control airplane |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-09-24 10:20 |