| From: | shadowrn@*********.com (Dave Weirs) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | [News]Armed Drones Take to Afghan Skies |
| Date: | Fri Oct 19 11:35:00 2001 |
http://www.iht.com/articles/36177.html
quote: "The United States is for the first time flying armed, unmanned aircraft into
combat and controlling them with operators in
the United States, thousands of miles from the battlefield in Afghanistan, according to
Defense Department officials."
<snip>
"But now the U.S. Air Force has outfitted the Predators with Hellfire anti-tank
missiles, powerful weapons usually carried on
helicopters, the officials said Wednesday"
No image in the story, but here's one:
http://www.af.mil/photos/images/specduty_other_0012.jpg
