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2010-10-21 Science & Technology

Afghanistan, the U.S. military will experiment with remote-controlled, unmanned supply choppers

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-10-21 12:37|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 I don't get the point. Are that many helos being shot down? Why not simply deploy more manned helos?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-10-21 12:44|| 2010-10-21 12:44|| Front Page Top

#2 You free up manned 'thinking on the fly' choppers from doing routine supply runs to support medivac missions et al. You cut down the cargo flight hours of who you have on hand to focus on other priorities. Remember the theater is at the end of a very long logistical cord. Right off the bat, you save the lift cost of the pilot and co-pilot and add that to the cargo.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-10-21 14:06|| 2010-10-21 14:06|| Front Page Top

#3 How about: (i) fumigate the whole country, and (ii) invite a few million Indians to come and settle there.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-10-21 17:09|| 2010-10-21 17:09|| Front Page Top

#4 ...because the EPA filings and court fights would take two decades.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-10-21 17:46|| 2010-10-21 17:46|| Front Page Top

#5 ...because the EPA filings and court fights would take two decades.

Forgiveness is easier to come by than permission. Fumigate the place and install the Indians. Imagine the hysterics the Paki's would have. [smile]

Posted by Secret Asian Man 2010-10-21 20:21|| 2010-10-21 20:21|| Front Page Top

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