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Old 1st Aug 2015, 11:48
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drustsonoferp
 
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I don't thnk there is anything like TALD left anymore. I spent some time trying to get rid of the last of them at the end of Harrier when, like many other things, they just turned up, and no one had any instructions on how to dispose of them, including the batteries and party popper sized explosive on the wing release system.

The difference I'm trying to make is that we launched TALD from an expensive aircraft, in order to make an attack using an expensive aircraft more likely to succeed. It may be possible to dispense with the expensive aircraft element in an aviation parallel to USS Cole. Why fight expensive forces on their terms when you can make your own (or buy your own) cheap UAVs and take out very expensive assets on the ground?
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