View Full Version : RPAS Charm Offensive
Sun Who
18th Dec 2013, 15:21
This is part of an attempt to ensure there is more than one message out there regarding the use of military RPAS/UAS.
BBC News - Philip Hammond defends use of military drones (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25436355)
Sun
Prop-Ed
18th Dec 2013, 17:01
Did they invite Beagle along?
Toadstool
18th Dec 2013, 20:29
Nope, this is the modern RAF.:O
Avtur
18th Dec 2013, 21:27
Jonathan Beale didn't seem too impressed by it all.
BEagle
19th Dec 2013, 09:46
As someone once put it, operating a drone instead of flying an aeroplane is likely to appeal to those who prefer watching pornography to having sex....:(
That is a battle for the future. The one that has tried to rename the drone as a remotely piloted air system has probably already been lost.
Indeed. I wonder which journo first picked up on my 'Drones of Death' post some years ago, when some worthless insurgent was plinked by a drone? Other journos soon followed suit - and now 'drone' is the universal term used in the UK by everyone except the MoD and its drone operators.
Red Line Entry
19th Dec 2013, 11:45
I think the word 'drone' is very useful. It provides an immediate combat indicator that the individual using it has no knowledge of what he's talking about!
BEagle
19th Dec 2013, 13:38
...an immediate combat indicator...
Oooh - what a warry little turn of phrase....:rolleyes:
Haraka
19th Dec 2013, 14:34
a.k.a the sudden appearance of a bullet hole........?