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| India-Pakistan |
| 25 terrorists killed in Orakzai airstrikes |
| 2010-07-19 |
| Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombed various parts of Upper Orakzai Agency on Sunday, killing 25 terrorists and injuring 23 others. According to security forces, the helicopter gunships bombed the Utmela, Sufaid Darra and Shakar Tangi areas of the Central Orakzai Agency at 8am killing 15 terrorists and injuring eight others. Three hideouts of terrorists were also destroyed in the bombardment. According to sources, fighter jets bombed the Dabori, Ali Khel, Mamoozai and Ghalju areas of Upper Orakzai Agency in the afternoon, killing 10 terrorists and injuring 15 others. Two hideouts of terrorists were also destroyed in the bombardment. Separately, 15 people who were killed due to firing at a passenger coach were laid to rest in Kurram Agency. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 OP is right. "Layering" is the key. Lat Long and MGRS make it happen. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-07-19 14:11 |
| #5 HUMINT? But that's inferior to shiny technology tools! And it costs less! And so... last century. |
| Posted by: lex 2010-07-19 13:38 |
| #4 AD - I worked 26 years in the photo intel business, at every level from tactical to national. I know ALL the pros and cons from the business, and I've even managed to keep up-to-date on a few things the military has added - from drones to additional imaging capabilities. Yeah, Google Earth can be dated, and they don't update very often, but in that part of the world houses don't move very often. All you really need is HUMINT to let you know where the Bad Guys are bedding down for the night. They'll move tomorrow, but if you can get 'em before they start, you've done a good job. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-07-19 13:33 |
| #3 Fair enough. But remember Google Earth can be dated. Image quality is different from having current imagery... |
| Posted by: American Delight 2010-07-19 13:08 |
| #2 Actually, AD, Google Earth is quite good enough for targeting. It's not worth a darn for Bomb Damage Assessment, and it doesn't change often enough for surveillance, but the image quality is pretty good. I worked with poorer imagery in Southeast Asia 40 years ago. We still did all right. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-07-19 12:54 |
| #1 Guess their pilots can accomplish more now that they're no longer relying on Google Earth for recon imagery... |
| Posted by: American Delight 2010-07-19 05:56 |