An Army MQ-1C drone in Iraq. Army photo
Drones And Apaches Are The Army’s New Aerial Scouts—And Not Everyone Is Thrilled -- David Axe, War Is Boring
Popular Kiowa Warrior copters axed in favor of robots and upgraded AH-64s
Task Force Rock was surrounded on all sides. It was a cool day in mid-March 2010 in eastern Afghanistan’s Chowkay Valley. With me tagging along as an embedded reporter, the U.S. Army task force—around 40 men and a dozen armored trucks from the 173rd Airborne Brigade—had driven into the Chowkay to discuss security with local elders.
But the Taliban had other ideas. Insurgent fighters climbed the hills surrounding our position and, as U.S. radio intercept teams listened in, discussed their ambush plan. Caught out in the open, Task Force Rock’s soldiers dove for cover among boulders.
And so did I.
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My Comment: After reading this article .... you cannot help but feel that most of these decisions are being done with an eye on the budget and not on the impact it will have on protecting soldiers and targeting the enemy.
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