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but its totaly ok to fly drones over enemy territory if we are doing it.

at-fates-hands 7y ago
This is why having control of the airspace in a given theater is so valuable.
rolph 7y ago
and its totally ok to fly drones over domestic private property with or without surveillance equipment, and any countermeasure is considered to be an attack or interference with an FAA sanctioned aircraft, although i think that line is blurred a bit now. looking at the rig in the article i see what looks like a microwave array, with a lack of shielding for the biologicals mounted in the seats. no matter how directed the RF energy there are side lobes and a back lobe, a simple porch window screen[metallic] and an earth ground will keep the operators safe. I have a feeling the photo in the article is a showtotype,and there are tweeks to the final production that address issues and are not "top secret" but are just not expostulated for the layperson.
- panarky 7y ago
  I don't think "expostulated" means what you think it means.
  - rolph 7y ago
    perhaps auto-expostulated might help you. a congruence with self criticism as in ?this is a good countermeasure system, it has some things to work out but that doesnt stop us from displaying an approximate prototype? www.dictionary.com/browse/expostulate Expostulate definition, to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling. in other words constructive criticism that falls on deaf ears, and that sums up my experience with hubric institutions
    - tlb 7y ago
      Kind of a stretch. "Explained" or "expounded" would fit better.
derp_dee_derp 7y ago
Life is not fair, war is not fair, international politics is not fair. Yes, it's hypocritical for the US to do it. But you know what, the only way to get them to stop is force them to stop with military force. And, quite honestly, there is no military in the world that even comes close to the US. Also I'd rather the US control the airspace and flying drones wherever they want than some other country controlling the airspace and flying drones over the US.
- sfkdjf9j3j 7y ago
  Of course there's a way to stop it. The U.S. military answers to the civilian population, and we elect our leaders. It's ridiculous to accept our current state of undeclared forever-war and disastrous international policy as "well life's just not fair".
  - kyruzic 7y ago
    A lot of Americans don't even just think that life isn't fair, they have the mentality that America is the divinely placed police force of the world. And as such they are entitled to projections of force through acts of war whenever necessary.
    - cabaalis 7y ago
      Also, a lot of Americans are on the opposite side of the spectrum and do not want to police the world. I think the common uniting factor is that the conflicts are "over there." Out of sight, out of mind.
    - some_random 7y ago
      How dare they try to make the world a better place, they ought to be ashamed.
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calyth2018 7y ago
Or planes that fly at Mach 3.
sdinsn 7y ago
The US does not fly drones within 1000 yards of a foreign vessel.

This is why having control of the airspace in a given theater is so valuable.

and its totally ok to fly drones over domestic private property with or without surveillance equipment, and any countermeasure is considered to be an attack or interference with an FAA sanctioned aircraft, although i think that line is blurred a bit now. looking at the rig in the article i see what looks like a microwave array, with a lack of shielding for the biologicals mounted in the seats. no matter how directed the RF energy there are side lobes and a back lobe, a simple porch window screen[metallic] and an earth ground will keep the operators safe. I have a feeling the photo in the article is a showtotype,and there are tweeks to the final production that address issues and are not "top secret" but are just not expostulated for the layperson.

panarky 7y ago
I don't think "expostulated" means what you think it means.
- rolph 7y ago
  perhaps auto-expostulated might help you. a congruence with self criticism as in ?this is a good countermeasure system, it has some things to work out but that doesnt stop us from displaying an approximate prototype? www.dictionary.com/browse/expostulate Expostulate definition, to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling. in other words constructive criticism that falls on deaf ears, and that sums up my experience with hubric institutions
  - tlb 7y ago
    Kind of a stretch. "Explained" or "expounded" would fit better.

derp_dee_derp 7y ago

Life is not fair, war is not fair, international politics is not fair. Yes, it's hypocritical for the US to do it. But you know what, the only way to get them to stop is force them to stop with military force. And, quite honestly, there is no military in the world that even comes close to the US. Also I'd rather the US control the airspace and flying drones wherever they want than some other country controlling the airspace and flying drones over the US.

sfkdjf9j3j 7y ago
Of course there's a way to stop it. The U.S. military answers to the civilian population, and we elect our leaders. It's ridiculous to accept our current state of undeclared forever-war and disastrous international policy as "well life's just not fair".
- kyruzic 7y ago
  A lot of Americans don't even just think that life isn't fair, they have the mentality that America is the divinely placed police force of the world. And as such they are entitled to projections of force through acts of war whenever necessary.
  - cabaalis 7y ago
    Also, a lot of Americans are on the opposite side of the spectrum and do not want to police the world. I think the common uniting factor is that the conflicts are "over there." Out of sight, out of mind.
  - some_random 7y ago
    How dare they try to make the world a better place, they ought to be ashamed.
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calyth2018 7y ago

Or planes that fly at Mach 3.

sdinsn 7y ago

The US does not fly drones within 1000 yards of a foreign vessel.