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2005-05-20 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2005-05-20 9:36:01 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 (/stereotype) Typical American ingenuity! (/end stereotype)

But nonetheless true. Way to go, guys!

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-20 09:50|| 2005-05-20 09:50|| Front Page Top

#2 This morning NPR carried a long interview with the Brigadier-General who is in charge of working out countermeasures for IEDs; there was a very brief mention of aerial survelliance, but not a word about this kind of in-field problem-solving.
Advantage: Rantburg, once again.

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2005-05-20 10:35|| www.sgtstryker.com]">[www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-05-20 10:35|| Front Page Top

#3 200m for R/C cars seems like enough range as long as you have some decent cover between you and the IED. I think this is a great job of improvising.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2005-05-20 10:58|| 2005-05-20 10:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Another prove how the idiots in army , armament industry and procurement in Pentagon dont help the soldiers and dont have vision whatsoever to see the wars. What they like is gold platted stuff with billions attached.

Posted by Hupomoque Spoluter7949 2005-05-20 12:37|| 2005-05-20 12:37|| Front Page Top

#5 The EOD teams have Talon robots with manipulator arms to pick up items or place some C4 next to a suspected IED. The SWORDS system, which is a Talon with a weapon platform mounted upon it is also likely to go in theater in the coming months. These systems are far more capable than an RC car. That said, you have to love the overwhelming evidence that remote vehicles are the way to go if the guys are using RC trucks and planes on their own cause they want them so much.

Posted by remoteman 2005-05-20 12:45|| 2005-05-20 12:45|| Front Page Top

#6 A possible skunkworks project, remoteman? ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-20 14:06|| 2005-05-20 14:06|| Front Page Top

#7 The official versions cost $20,000 or more.

That's a little under the price of two race relations classes, but infinitely more valuable.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-20 16:49|| 2005-05-20 16:49|| Front Page Top

#8 Necessity is the mother's milk of invention. Let's get some of these state-side ya-whos on the frontline and see how fast they move their blessed b-hinds.

Posted by Captain America 2005-05-20 17:47|| 2005-05-20 17:47|| Front Page Top

#9 Don't blame the developers; it's a lot more expensive doing business with the federal government than just buying the parts and building one yourself.

Joe Improviser in Baghdad doesn't have to worry about whether wbat he's built is ISO-9000 compliant. He just has to make the system work.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-05-20 20:37|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-05-20 20:37|| Front Page Top

#10 It is easy to miss the essence of the difficulty with solving the IED problem - speed. RC cars and planes are easily controlled from stationary soldiers. IED's are a hazard to moving vehicles, ones that move faster than a Tycho toy. The toys are certainly a useful field expediant but a difficult to use to protect a moving convoy. This the need for the $20k outlay.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-05-20 21:04|| 2005-05-20 21:04|| Front Page Top

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