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12 years ago @ Defense Tech - Adios Global Hawk, U-2... · 1 reply · +5 points

The RQ-4 can not do one very important thing that the RQ-170 can which is to linger steathily over hostile territory, a situation you would not want a human pilot in.

The RQ-4 is expendable because you don't need an unmanned aircraft to fly the kind of missions it supports, lingering over non-hostile airspace, the U2 does those just fine and the U2 support structure is already in place and efficient.

Also, it seems that blimps can linger for much longer periods than the RQ-4 and at a much lower cost.

12 years ago @ Defense Tech - What's DEVGRU Building... · 1 reply · 0 points

Maybe they need to rebuild that stealth helo they lost on the OBL raid?

12 years ago @ Kit Up! DEV - IMINT: Tricked out Chi... · 5 replies · +16 points

Can you imagine going into battle with a rifle that says made in China on it?

14 years ago @ Defense Tech - How I Learned to Stop ... · 2 replies · +1 points

Does the US really need ASBM technology? Are there that many fleet/carrier threats to the US that would make ASBM's more effective than known technology/ships that the US already possesses? I do not think so....

14 years ago @ Defense Tech - All Raucous On Cyber W... · 3 replies · +1 points

I like the picture of the servers. Is that in response to the commenter who teased about the graphics that look like they are from the 90's for cyber war articles?

14 years ago @ Defense Tech - Cyber Hackers Target UK · 0 replies · +2 points

Yeah but, would a picture of a guy sitting at a computer be any more exciting?

14 years ago @ Defense Tech - F-16 Sale to Taiwan, W... · 0 replies · +1 points

Which is why now might be the best time for the Chinese to try to take Taiwan?

14 years ago @ Defense Tech - South of the Border Ma... · 2 replies · +2 points

I think the problem with legalizing and regulating is that the Cartels will just transition to legal producing and will still control the drug markets with violence. What incentive would they have to change their ways of doing business, the law is already useless.

14 years ago @ Defense Tech - Chinese Digi-Camo · 0 replies · 0 points

Now the communist leaders can roll over their dissidents in style.

14 years ago @ Defense Tech - Gimme Some Skin! · 0 replies · +1 points

Spoken like Dwight Shrute.

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