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| Unmanned drones set to start patrolling Canadian border |
| 2009-02-16 |
| Unmanned drones, based at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, are set to start patrolling the Canadian border. A ceremony to mark the launch is set for tomorrow at the base. The military facility is one of five outposts that will be part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection unmanned aircraft program. The Predator drone can detect a moving person from 10 kilometres away. Information gathered by the drones will be transmitted back to operators, who will contact border agents. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #8 And each one of them probably costing the taxpayers the same as 100 Cessnas with a pilot AND observer... |
| Posted by: Ming the Merciless 2009-02-16 23:55 |
| #7 From the CSM: "The Border Patrol's sector in Tucson, Ariz., unveiled the first drone on Sept. 29 [2005] after some testing earlier in the year. Todd Faser, Border Patrol spokesman, says more than 1,000 illegal immigrants and over 400 pounds of illegal narcotics have been caught with its help. The UAV will be operated by a Border Patrol agent acting as the pilot, who sits in a cockpit-like control station at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. The aircraft is flown by remote control and equipped with an electro-optic sensor that can send back images, day or night" |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-02-16 17:01 |
| #6 #3: Some of them even vote. In fact looking at the last election I would say a lot of them vote..... Posted by: CrazyFool|| Vote, he$$, one of them was elected President. I recommended this to one of my congresscritters several years ago, but for the southern border. I haven't heard they're planning to fly drones in the south yet... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-02-16 14:25 |
| #5 "Unmanned drones..." Leprechauns.....or Goonies.... or maybe Gooney Leprechauns......... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-02-16 13:56 |
| #4 Beta recon / intercept procedures for people trying to the the H*ll out, I suspect. |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-02-16 13:53 |
| #3 Some of them even vote. In fact looking at the last election I would say a lot of them vote..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-02-16 12:47 |
| #2 PB I can think of a few "Drones" alive and walking the world today. |
| Posted by: Rednek Jim 2009-02-16 12:38 |
| #1 "Unmanned drones..." As opposed to manned drones? Got Editor? |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-02-16 08:10 |