A News Aggregator That Covers The World's Major Wars And Conflicts. Military, Political, And Intelligence News Are Also Covered. Occasionally We Will Have Our Own Opinions Or Observations To Make.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Bigger, Better Military Spy Drones Arrive At Kandahar Airfield
From The Canadian Press:
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Canada's soldiers in Afghanistan have new eyes in the sky.
The first of several Heron pilotless spy drones were unveiled Wednesday shortly after their arrival at Kandahar Airfield, where they will soon be keeping tabs on the Taliban from above.
The drones - also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs - will help coalition forces ferret out Taliban fighters planting roadside bombs or planning ambushes, Canadian Forces officials say.
The commander of Canada's air wing, Col. Christopher Coates, said the Herons can stay in the air much longer than the current crop of unmanned surveillance planes.
"The UAV that we're using right now ... deals with a smaller area for a shorter period of time, measured in a few hours at most, whereas this UAV could be in the air for more than a day," Coates said.
Read more ....
No comments:
Post a Comment