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Thursday, July 13, 2017
A Small Drone Almost Took-Out An F-22
Investors Business Daily: How A Small Drone Nearly Took Out An F-22 Raptor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Air Force is requesting more authority to deal with drones affecting operations near bases after a near-miss with an F-22 last week.
At an Air Force Association breakfast Tuesday, Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, said a pilot in a Lockheed Martin (LMT) F-22 had a "near collision with a small UAS" while trying to land. He said that a hobbyist was most likely flying the unmanned aerial system, but warned "you never know."
"Imagine a world where somebody flies a couple hundred of those and flies one down the intake of my F-22s with just a small weapon on it," he said.
In April, the Federal Aviation Administration banned drone flight over 133 military bases, and Holmes said there are signs around bases that say it's a "no-drone area."
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WNU editor: It must have been a close call (and a wake-up call) .... the US Air Force wants to solve this ASAP .... USAF calls for drone defences after F-22 overflight (Flight Global).
The earlier report on anti-drone tech was prescient. Seems they need to get that hardware out there ASAP.
ReplyDeleteAmerican Muslims will have a penchant for becoming drone hobbyists like they had a hankering for walking around Massachusetts reservoirs.
ReplyDeleteAll the Liberals will say is "Isn't that soooo Cute!"