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| U.S. to supply Pakistan with 85 mini-drones | |
| 2011-04-22 | |
Mini or not, they're still valuable technology......
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| Posted by:Uncle Phester |
| #13 It's a rather common type of Drone that is used by alot of countries. Guess you could call it the "common" drone. Not our in-dephth military grade stuff. Norway, Italy, and Spain use it. So it's more like 5-year old Clearance sale stuff. I beat ya they could get it easily elsewhere, better we get paid for it though. |
| Posted by: Charles 2011-04-22 20:19 |
| #12 more goddamn bullshit from this admin. yet we cut our programs here |
| Posted by: chris 2011-04-22 19:46 |
| #11 @ #4 Paul , is this you ? always good for a laugh :p |
| Posted by: Oscar 2011-04-22 19:28 |
| #10 #6 rammer - best laugh I've had all day. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2011-04-22 17:14 |
| #9 U.S. to supply Pakistan with 85 mini-drones So they've found uses for the Obamanauts? drone (drn) n. 1. A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee. 2. An idle person who lives off others; a loafer. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-04-22 15:54 |
| #8 This is a palliative for the Paks. Ravens (RQ-11) are usually company-level assets with a range of about 9 miles and an endurance of 80 minutes. The technology, including the sensor, is pretty plain vanilla. This is not a persistent Killer-Scout like the Predator or a Hunter-Killer like the Reaper. |
| Posted by: rwv 2011-04-22 10:51 |
| #7 We should be supporting India not supplying Pakistan with military equipment! Thank you for your as-always, in-depth analysis, Sir Obvious. That out of the way (minus the ever-present exclamation point), there are two tiny facts. One is that India isn't the route for sending equipment and supplies to Afghanistan. Second, India isn't where Predators are methodically eliminating Taliban, and where there's a low level civil war between hardcore Islamists in the military and ISI supporting the Taliban and others, and not-so-hardcore Islamists in the government and military, who occasionally and for various reasons, decide to beat up on the former's bully boys. Uh, make that three points. Third, there appears to be a general consensus growing with US circles that the 'Pakistan relationship' will likely be done with once it's decided Afghanistan is "over". The Paks are aware of that and more than likely would completely shut off the supply line now in a fit of pique. So in the interim, it's advantageous to provide somewhat low-level technology in order to keep the not-so-hardcore Islamists happy and the supplies moving. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-04-22 10:18 |
| #6 85 micro drones for pakistan 85 micro drones they fly through the air and crash over there 84 micro drones for pakistan. (repeat) |
| Posted by: rammer 2011-04-22 08:47 |
| #5 84 on the LOC in 5...4...3... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-04-22 08:27 |
| #4 We should be supporting India not supplying Pakistan with military equipment! |
| Posted by: Angeretle Snore6772 2011-04-22 07:36 |
| #3 OOPSIES, forgot CHINA DAILY FORUM > [Russian Prosecutor-General] RUSSIAN MILITARY ARSENAL "POORLY PROTECTED", agz Weather + espec TERROR, TO INCLUD RUSS NUKES. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-22 02:59 |
| #2 And will KABUL get 1/2 of 'em??? TALIBAN = RADICAL ISLAM??? * ION MILWARES, DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > CHIEF OF RUSSIAN GROUND TROOPS WANTS USED [German] "LEOPARD II'S" MBTS INSTEAD OF [Russian-made] T-90M'S, essens arguing that Moscow can purchase many, better, more potent + modern MBTS for the same $$$ it uses to upgrade elderly, Cold War-era Soviet MBTS to T-90M standard. * SAME > SECOND "HELICOPTER DESTROYER" COMMISSIONED INTO JAPAN MSDF. * SAME > [American Chemical Society]US EXPANDS SEARCH FOR [Cold War-era] WMDS TO EAST AFRICA, to include Nuclear Weapons. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-22 02:56 |
| #1 D *** NG IT, well, this explains why all of the RC's suddenly disappeared from local shelves??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-22 02:03 |