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2008-06-08 Science & Technology

Up in the Sky, An Unblinking Eye: The UAV Revolution

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Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2008-06-08 02:36|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 One of the contributory reasons for the American success on the battlefield of Europe in '43-'44 was the prevalence in the culture of dealing with automotive technology down to about the lowest level unit. Someone grew up with the skills to keep a truck or vehicle in operation. American units were known to 'add' equipment and lift to their property catalog either through 'liberation' or repair of abandoned material.

In a similar vain, the small unmanned vehicles being put out on the battlefield today is accommodated by the American experience with game consoles of the '90s and '00s. There's someone who is already skilled in remote manipulation, hand controls, and, through game simulations, cognitively situationally aware.

You just can't buy that sort of cultural wide capability. If leveraged, it is something the 'other guy' can't compete with.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-06-08 08:44|| 2008-06-08 08:44|| Front Page Top

#2 "detect IEDs by seeing where the earth has been recently disturbed"

An old technique from IMINT - differential temporal image analysis (a fancy way of saying: overlay pictures that are N time apart and see whats different, and see what the difference looks like).

Posted by OldSpook 2008-06-08 13:22|| 2008-06-08 13:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Post 9-11 and IRAQI FREEDOM I supported a plan to build a massive, integrated GROUND/BUILDING IMAGING SYS utilizing High Energy Towers, ADVANC DIRIGIBLES, Sensor(s)/Tech-carrying modified ground vehix, and of course UAVS. The drawback was that it was prob cheaper in LT to use NUCLEAR ENERGY to power and suppor aspects of this system > VERY POLITICALLY INCORRECT VV GLOBAL WARMING, PEAK OIL, + GREEN/ENVIRON LEFT; + also as per PRO-MUSLIM HUMAN/LIBERTARIAN RIGHTS since it wouod basically transform BAGHDAD and major Cities-Towns into SURVEILLANCE CAMPS. Everybody + everything would be surveyed both visually, by natural/ground motion, infrared, etc,

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-06-08 20:30|| 2008-06-08 20:30|| Front Page Top

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