Study Cites Drone Crew In Attack On Afghans -- New York Times
A Predator drone pilot played down two warnings about the presence of children before military commanders ordered a helicopter attack that killed 23 Afghan civilians traveling down a road in February, an Air Force investigation has found.
A report on the investigation, released Friday, said the pilot’s mistakes “clouded the picture” and contributed to poor judgments by field commanders, who believed the vehicles being monitored were carrying Taliban fighters.
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My Comment: New advances in the quality of video feeds from drones are now being introduced .... this will probably cut back on mistakes and/or errors that drone operators make when identifying targets in the battlefield.
At least that is what should happen.
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