Monday, May 30, 2011

There Are A Lot Of Prying Eyes Looking Down At Gaddafi's Part Of Libya

Nimrod R1 & E-3D AWACS. Photo from Defense Industry Daily

Libya's War From Above: On Board The RAF's E-3D Spy Plane -- The Telegraph

The RAF is using its E-3D spy plane to help protect Libya's civilians as the war rages between Mumamaar Gaddafi's forces and rebel fighters. Sean Rayment delivers dispatch from on board this secret military jet.


Thirty thousand feet above Libya, the war against Mumamaar Gaddafi is directed against the roar of aircraft noise by men hunched over banks of computer screens.

This is Magic 52, the RAF E-3D spy plane which is in charge of the effort to protect Libya's civilians from the dictator.

Last week The Sunday Telegraph became the first newspaper on board the RAF jet whose equipment is one of Britain's most closely-guarded military secrets.

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My Comment: If the Brits want to give the impression that they are always watching what happens on the ground in Libya .... they have succeeded in this post

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