From: Dave J (sd0044@gwtc.net)
Date: Fri Feb 24 2006 - 11:22:18 PST
Trying again, it didn't go the first time.
Sometimes I REALLY dislike my ISP (grin).
> Could it be the cost of the armed drones ?
> How many million did they say each predator costs ? About the same as a
new
> F-16 as I recall. And how many of them would we need to cover all the
> roads that our guys have to travel 24/7? Two or three hundred at
> least I suppose.
>
> And that's some really busy airspace. I suppose we'd have at least three
or
> four air-to-air collisions each day (at what cost again - two birds
lost
> with each collision?)
>
> We can say each life is more valuable than any number of drones and we'd
be
> right, but that doesn't take into account that there is only so much money
> available.
>
> Good idea tho' if it could be made to work.
>
> How about using low earth orbit satellites parked over the area -
> downlinking real time data to NSA and that data passed real time to the
guys
> on the ground over there ? Then use the few predators we have to take
them
> out if they're still in the act. If not at least the guys would know
> WHERE the IED is located and avoid it until EOD can work it.
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stu" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 12:00 PM
> Subject: [MV] Armed Drones in Iraq
>
>
> >
> >
> > Has anyone given any thought to why the military doesn't have armed
drones
> > passing over the hwy's every few minutes 24/7 to catch the people
planting
> > the IED's in Iraq? It must take more then 5 minutes to bury them or
hide
> > them. I think they will think twice on trying to plant them if they end
> up
> > dead each time. Any thoughts??
> >
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