German drone almost collided with Afghan Airbus

Skybird · 06-02-13, 12:14 PM

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutsc...-a-903337.html

I assume this text will be released in the English intenraitonal ediiton tomorrow as well, but here is the German version already.

It says in 2004 a German drone, a Luna-type which is laucnhed by catapults and stays in the air for 6-8 hours, almost collided with an Airbus of the Afghan airline.

The video embedded in the text shows a rear view of the drone - and how the airbus chases by, approaching the drone's six and almost flying into it. It is on youtube sinc elonger, but not before now has Der Spiegel claimed to have gotten documents proving the incident which the German army so far has kept strictly secret.

The city below is Kabul.

The German lost another Luna years later, over Kunduz. In 2010.

The German army currently sees many troubles. The Euro Hawk drone porject colapsed, due to incompetence in the ministry and the drone not being equipped with an anti-collision warning system. Short while ago, the issue around the G36 turned hot both physically and legally, whith seriosu criticism beign voice dnow to havwe that tiny callibre which is not even allowed to chase roe deer, red deer and wild boars in Germany due to its lacking power. Just days ago the ministry had to admit that an order for 100+ Eagle V transports had to be stopped, the reasons still beign kept secret so far and the armoured transport cars being already expected in Afghanistan. And in general the reform of the army turns out to be "sub-optimal", with the army said to have personnel issues with too few recruits joining since the draft was cancelled, every fourth recruits is bailing out early, and then some more in later stages of the engagement.

06-02-13, 12:14 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,649 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	German drone almost collided with Afghan Airbus http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutsc...-a-903337.html I assume this text will be released in the English intenraitonal ediiton tomorrow as well, but here is the German version already. It says in 2004 a German drone, a Luna-type which is laucnhed by catapults and stays in the air for 6-8 hours, almost collided with an Airbus of the Afghan airline. The video embedded in the text shows a rear view of the drone - and how the airbus chases by, approaching the drone's six and almost flying into it. It is on youtube sinc elonger, but not before now has Der Spiegel claimed to have gotten documents proving the incident which the German army so far has kept strictly secret. The city below is Kabul. The German lost another Luna years later, over Kunduz. In 2010. The German army currently sees many troubles. The Euro Hawk drone porject colapsed, due to incompetence in the ministry and the drone not being equipped with an anti-collision warning system. Short while ago, the issue around the G36 turned hot both physically and legally, whith seriosu criticism beign voice dnow to havwe that tiny callibre which is not even allowed to chase roe deer, red deer and wild boars in Germany due to its lacking power. Just days ago the ministry had to admit that an order for 100+ Eagle V transports had to be stopped, the reasons still beign kept secret so far and the armoured transport cars being already expected in Afghanistan. And in general the reform of the army turns out to be "sub-optimal", with the army said to have personnel issues with too few recruits joining since the draft was cancelled, every fourth recruits is bailing out early, and then some more in later stages of the engagement. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.