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just wondering has there been any development on getting them, have any been evaluated yet?
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ok, I didn't know if it was the Army or the AC who would be actually flying them, so better safe then sorry I put it here.....Originally posted by kermitDr. Venture: Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?
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We'll leave it in the AC section until it's officialy said otherwise."The dolphins were monkeys that didn't like the land, walked back to the water, went back from the sand."Comment
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damn over a year ago I posted that...doesn't seem that longDr. Venture: Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?
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anyone know which ones they are evaluating?Spy planes to battle it out for Irish contract
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A FLY-OFF between pilotless robot planes over Ireland will decide which aircraft will become a hi-tech spy plane for the Defence Forces.
The Army is to join the growing worldwide aviation revolution whereby military commanders rely on the small planes to provide up-to-the minute intelligence, including real-time video footage, for their forces.
Operated by Army communications personnel and not the Air Corps, the planes will be able to provide key information to Irish commanders of forces serving with UN missions or EU battlegroups.
The tiny planes, which can loiter for hours and provide video by day or night, are widely used by many armies, in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.
A preliminary tender competition for the Irish unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones has been held. A second is under way between a selected group of companies.
It is understood that a number of demonstrations may be required as part of the evaluation.
Initially two drones are to be acquired.
The planes were widely used in the recent Lebanon war. Israeli drones provided real-time video footage of targets to the pilots of Apache attack helicopters flying behind them.
In one incident, a young gunman fired his AK-47 rifle at a low-flying drone. Within seconds a bomb from an unseen aircraft demolished an apartment block beside him.
A typical drone is the Israeli-developed Hunter. It can carry out many roles including providing real-time imagery, surveillance, target acquisition and battlefield observation. It can also be armed.
The larger Predator used by US forces as well as the CIA has been used not just for surveillance but also to attack targets in the Middle East with Hellfire missiles.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Willie O'Dea unveiled a new uniform for the Civil Defence when he opened a new headquarters in Roscrea, Co Tipperary.
The new uniform brings the Irish uniform into line with standard civil-defence uniforms worn across the EU.
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If this is about the tender for "non-pilot aircraft" I posted a while back, it is for the "hire of aircraft" and is valued at €1 million.Comment
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it mentions the hunter and predator and wikipedia claim that they are both being considered. the dutch military apparently have problems with their (French i think) UAVs.The school of artillery told us it couldn't be done...
They were wrong.
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predator is a little on the large side for us, hunter maybe, I think that was the Danes, they sold all their sperwars to Canada for I think 100 dollorsOriginally posted by MOB87 View PostDr. Venture: Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?
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predator has also got the facility to launch hellfires, that could sway the decision either way.The school of artillery told us it couldn't be done...
They were wrong.Comment
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How exactly?Comment
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how does it fire hellfires or how would it swing the decision?:confused:Originally posted by Pod View PostDr. Venture: Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?
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if its considered un nessecary and too expensive to remove, although the iveco (i think) trucks had got microwaves and tvs as standard & were more expensive when they were removed due to the work involved.The school of artillery told us it couldn't be done...
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Hi there
A microwave and a telly in an Army truck? Nah.You'd never get the hoors out of the cab then.I'll bet they were "removed", alright.
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Do we have hellfire? and is it not for arty obs? cos if it is size will probably be a big factor as you'll probably be launchin it from fields which would rule out predator.But there's no danger
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Though it could be arranged
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We could send you to johannesburg.
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