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 Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:13 pm Post subject: Arm chair warfare... |
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And it ain't Monday morning Quarterbacking.
The remote controlled drones they are using in Afghanistan are brilliant. Check the following video out to see just how easy it is to hit the enemy.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:22 am Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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Thanks for posting, Vince. Its an intersting video. UAVs (unmanned air vehicles) are only getting more and more tasking in today's conflicts. Simulations are getting better and better also.
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44marty
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:13 am Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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Thats some sweet stuff. Also check out SWARM technology - very cool.
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slimjim
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:53 am Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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Vince, I don't think your link loaded. I am very interested to see what it says. I was on a roof-top last week doing initial EO DAS check-out prior to its first F-35 flight tests.
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stovepipe
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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Death from Above...from a long way's away...by remote control!
I lllllike it!
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Elvis
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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very far removed from the front. the need to be fit is even not there. the wimpy geeks could be the next "top gun"
no no no no no.. they couldnt do that could they????
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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Send them things in thick as flies- all of them armed to the tailpipe. Sniff out scum and burn 'em. Then when it's MUCH safer send in the boots. Makes more sense to me to do it that way with the silent lingering capabilities of them things!
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Dimitri
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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Well depends, the US Air Force uses people far from the action, located in Nevada. So their pilots who many are reservists can plan vacations around visiting Los Vegas.
The US Army basis the pilots in Iraq or Afghanistan at the air bases there.
The Marines get the pilots to throw the drones in the middle of the war zone ...
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:41 am Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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| slimjim wrote: |
| Vince, I don't think your link loaded. I am very interested to see what it says. I was on a roof-top last week doing initial EO DAS check-out prior to its first F-35 flight tests. |
Sorry mate...not sure what happened...try this...
Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EO DAS) for the F-35 - Video
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slimjim
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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yep, that is the one I thought it was. The DAS has the potential they advertized. However, it is still just starting to mature. I flew a DAS on a Blackhawk helo the Army is developing back in April that does is much closer to providing what is advertised in this video. Here are some videos that are real capability!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-_KiqiAc2g
www.raytheon.com/capab...ucts/adas/
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Pumpkinslinger
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| Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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Pretty neat stuff!
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| Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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Wow - Amazing!
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Bushmaster
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| Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Arm chair warfare... |
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Seems the days of the good old fashion dog fights are over. No more air to air/man to man...Where is the fun in all this?
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