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Old 10th May 2002, 18:59
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Green Bottle
 
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Methinks writing off UAVs might be a bit premature. The argument that a human operator will stop blue on blue does not always hold water - look at the number of blue on blue that have occurred due to pilots in the cockpit making the wrong decisions and there have been many.

UAVs have been proven in the recce role on operations. It is only a matter of time before we see them as weapons platforms - mark my words. In these days when it is not acceptable to the politicians to lose aircrew, the UAV offers a sound alternative without the risks to aircrew in the cockpit. After all, beyond the horizon munitions - cruise missiles etc don't rely on the operator being close to the target.

Yes there are likely to be a lot of barking ideas about how to use UAVs, but in time, like any emergent technology it will become the norm.

Just my humble opinion.

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