The Drone Wars

SteamWake · 10-08-09, 11:00 AM

Short video discussing the use of drones in Afghanistan.

The part I found most supprising, if I understand this correctly, the drones flying about in the middle east are piloted by people in the United States.

It must be a strange feeling to be so far removed from the action. Like playing a video game except your actually killing people. I'm not so sure thats healthy.

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video0...com/index.html

Dowly · 10-08-09, 11:10 AM

Surprising indeed. Wouldnt there be issues with lag? Not a big lag, but surely there must be somekind of delay between orders being received by the drone and info being received by the operator?

SteamWake · 10-08-09, 11:24 AM

Well its not like they are dogfighting, there just cruising around at 10,000 feet dropping bombs on bad guys.

Platapus · 10-08-09, 12:20 PM

And not all that different from long range artillery or the more modern stand-off air to surface weapons we have.

We are moving the fighter further from the fighting. This may be a good idea or a bad idea.

On one hand it is good to make it easy for the military member to kill the enemy.

On the other hand is it good to make it easy for the military member to kill the enemy?

Especially when it is not always the enemy that ends up being killed.

Morts · 10-08-09, 12:43 PM

*edit*
wrong thread

MothBalls · 10-08-09, 02:27 PM

No different than looking through a periscope. If it takes our pilots out of harms way, it's a good thing. It doesn't get scary until they start to operate autonomously. Then you need to be afraid.

10-08-09, 11:00 AM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The Drone Wars Short video discussing the use of drones in Afghanistan. The part I found most supprising, if I understand this correctly, the drones flying about in the middle east are piloted by people in the United States. It must be a strange feeling to be so far removed from the action. Like playing a video game except your actually killing people. I'm not so sure thats healthy. http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video0...com/index.html __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-08-09, 11:24 AM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Well its not like they are dogfighting, there just cruising around at 10,000 feet dropping bombs on bad guys. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-08-09, 12:20 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	And not all that different from long range artillery or the more modern stand-off air to surface weapons we have. We are moving the fighter further from the fighting. This may be a good idea or a bad idea. On one hand it is good to make it easy for the military member to kill the enemy. On the other hand is it good to make it easy for the military member to kill the enemy? Especially when it is not always the enemy that ends up being killed. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-08-09, 11:10 AM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Surprising indeed. Wouldnt there be issues with lag? Not a big lag, but surely there must be somekind of delay between orders being received by the drone and info being received by the operator?

10-08-09, 12:43 PM	#5
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	edit wrong thread

10-08-09, 02:27 PM	#6
MothBalls Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	No different than looking through a periscope. If it takes our pilots out of harms way, it's a good thing. It doesn't get scary until they start to operate autonomously. Then you need to be afraid.