This is a photo of the Global Hawk UAV that returned from the war zone
recently under its own power. ( Iraq to Edwards AFB in CA) - Not transported via C5 or C17.....
Notice the mission paintings on the fuselage.
It's actually over 250 missions.... (And I would suppose 25 air m edals).
That's a long way for a remotely-piloted aircraft.
Think of the technology (and the required quality of the data link
to fly it remotely).
Not only that but the pilot controlled it from a nice warm control panel at Edwards AFB.
Really long legs - can stay up for almost 2 days at altitudes above 60k.
The Global Hawk was controlled via satellite; it flew missions during OT&E that went from Edwards AFB to upper Alaska and back non-stop.
Basically, they come into the fight at a high mach # in mil thrust, fire their AMRAAMS, and no one ever sees them or paints with radar.
There is practically no radio chatter because all the guys in the flight are tied together electronically, and can see who is targeting who, and they have AWACS direct input and 360 situational awareness from that and other sensors.
The aggressors had a morale problem before it was all over.
It is to air superiority what the jet engine was to a viation.
It can taxi, take off, fly a mission, return, land and taxi on its own.
No blackouts, no fatigue, no relief tubes, no ejection seats, and best of all, no dead pilots, no POWs?
Pretty cool!
7 comments:
No conscience, just an indescriminate killing machine, Operated by a man on a video game.
Awsome technology!!!
And this masterpiece likely utilizes components designed by some of the fine microwave technology engineers in our very area!! Makes me proud, I don't know about you...
It could also be used to fly into a military building of one of our enemies. Even if the building has video surveillance and automatic missile protection, the global hawk could penetrate the building. In doing so, it would leave a hole only about 16 feet wide, but could burn through several feet of reinforced concrete and kill hundreds of enemy combatants. The best part, none of our heroes would be in danger.
That's change we can believe in!
Killin aint supposed to be easy.
to 12:16 anon...
but all that technology is the furthest thing from EASY
Watchin a man die isnt easy eighter. We make machines like this to kill the enemy and spare U.S. solders lives, I understand that, shouldnt we be spending all this money on cancer treatments or heart desease?
Anon 1:42
Don't you realize how much of our money is being spent INVENTING the cancers? Why would the government want to create cures?
Look up!
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