Who on earth ever invented the vile expression 'Kill Chain'?
Is that
a purely US term, or does it also apply to the UK's drone operators?
What's in a name? Quite a lot apparently. The RAF has done itself no favours by adopting the name "Reaper" for what is a piece of ISTAR equipment. The name implies sudden unexpected death which is not what the aircraft is about when operated by the RAF. Had we used "Air Seaker" for this rather than the Nimrod R1 replacement then perhaps the loony left would not have been so anti? (And the term "Drone" is also somewhat sinister).
Has anyone thought of a more suitable name for this RPAS in RAF service?