Drone mishap in Afghanistan raises questions about accountab
Newsbot @ Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:38 pm
Title: Drone mishap in Afghanistan raises questions about accountability
Category: Military
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2009-03-12 14:27:22
Canadian
SigPig @ Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:38 pm
Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill. Sounds like damage was minimal and it was a freak accident on a busy airstrip.
Leave it to the CBC to use it to question the accountability of the entire UAV fleet.
Loader @ Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:30 pm
Ramp security is a work in progress in KAF. Other nations escort their Preds/Reapers with a Humvee in front and behind the UAV when taxiing. Those Humvees will force you off the taxiway if you dont give way. The incident in question happened at night and involved a security vehicle that impacted a wing. UAVs are really hard to see at night even though they run the anti-collision lights. The accident never should of happend, but cheap insurance is to provide escort vehicles.
SigPig @ Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:29 pm
Loader Loader:
Ramp security is a work in progress in KAF. Other nations escort their Preds/Reapers with a Humvee in front and behind the UAV when taxiing. Those Humvees will force you off the taxiway if you dont give way. The incident in question happened at night and involved a security vehicle that impacted a wing. UAVs are really hard to see at night even though they run the anti-collision lights. The accident never should of happend, but cheap insurance is to provide escort vehicles.
Doesn't exactly mean that there is a problem with the fleet's reliablility as the article is trying to suggest.