British stealth drone to undergo first test flight

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9797738/British-stealth-drone-to-undergo-first-test-flight.html

fucking cylons

frakking toasters

At first i thought that was an army of garden gnomes.

  On 1/27/2013 at 5:33 AM, compson said:

 

Wow, it's beautiful. But I don't like the purpose it was built for.

  On 1/27/2013 at 7:04 AM, happycase said:

Wow, it's beautiful. But I don't like the purpose it was built for.

I don't either, but I'm not really in a position to criticize. Though I'm not personally responsible for child-killing drones, somebody in our gub'ment is.

I'm sure you would score critical hits if you hit that red triangle. What's the amount of health points this thing got, btw? I'm deciding wether I'd use my sniper rifle or my rocket launcher.

let's see some xband polars

Mind boggling waste of cash, considering the MoD cut 5000 jobs last week to address their deficit.

Will it be able to take off from and land on our new aircraft carriers?....I'd wager not.

Makes me sick thinking of the amount of money successive governments have let the MoD piss away on disastrously managed willy-waving tech projects.

"Will it be able to take off from and land on our new aircraft carriers?"

"has
been designed to fly intercontinental missions to attack targets"

"waste of cash,", "Will it be able to take off from and land on our new aircraft carriers?"

you think the strengthening of the structural components (for carrier launch/landing), and addressing LO skin fabrication to be less corrosive in a sea-going environment is going to come cheap? have your carriers been designed from conception for the handling and logistics to support this new platform? has your country's doctrine or CONOPS been updated to reflect the sea-going use of this platform?

  On 1/27/2013 at 4:22 PM, elusive4 said:

"waste of cash,", "Will it be able to take off from and land on our new aircraft carriers?"

 

you think the strengthening of the structural components (for carrier launch/landing), and addressing LO skin fabrication to be less corrosive in a sea-going environment is going to come cheap? have your carriers been designed from conception for the handling and logistics to support this new platform? has your country's doctrine or CONOPS been updated to reflect the sea-going use of this platform?

lol

the picture of the drone reminds me of Ufabulum

i've worked at BAE systems. scary place.

  On 1/27/2013 at 3:59 PM, Amen Warrior said:

Mind boggling waste of cash, considering the MoD cut 5000 jobs last week to address their deficit.

Will it be able to take off from and land on our new aircraft carriers?....I'd wager not.

Makes me sick thinking of the amount of money successive governments have let the MoD piss away on disastrously managed willy-waving tech projects.

Seems like our DoD is following a similar trend.

The F-22 Raptor fighter jets for example each have a $150M price tag (over 95M quid) on them but have never seen use in combat. Seems like the equivalent of spending loads on protein shakes for body building and flexing one's muscles, but in the end is basically an expensive show of strength.

yet another way to depersonalize the people we're killing. disgusting.

I wonder if these drones will attack random middle easter cities or specific targets where the enemy lives (like a cave)

I don't know anything about warfare but every time i read of a drone attack in a populated city i wonder if it was necessary to attack that city. Are the "enemy" hiding amongst a populated area of innocent people, if so aren't better alternatives to kill the "enemy" (like a 10 man team or something to kill specific individuals)

Again i'm ignorant and don't know anything about warfare but how necessary/productive are random city bombings, is the death of innocent people worth the destruction of whatever terrorist they wanted to kill? i mean its not like "we" are fighting a national army, its just a bunch of guys.

Are they even trying to justify or nobody gives a shit?

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I wonder if these drones will attack random middle easter cities or specific targets where the enemy lives (like a cave)

if so aren't better alternatives to kill the "enemy" (like a 10 man team or something to kill specific individuals)

how is it better from nationalist pov ? "to endanger our boys" versus "to risk a few civies from some shitfuckstan" ..

Its sad that it has come the a point where we have to decide who live's should be more at risk.

Your post killed/answered my question really.

I'll get back to my hippie farm.

  On 1/27/2013 at 9:33 PM, YO303 said:

I wonder if these drones will attack random middle easter cities or specific targets where the enemy lives (like a cave)

 

I don't know anything about warfare but every time i read of a drone attack in a populated city i wonder if it was necessary to attack that city. Are the "enemy" hiding amongst a populated area of innocent people, if so aren't better alternatives to kill the "enemy" (like a 10 man team or something to kill specific individuals)

 

Again i'm ignorant and don't know anything about warfare but how necessary/productive are random city bombings, is the death of innocent people worth the destruction of whatever terrorist they wanted to kill? i mean its not like "we" are fighting a national army, its just a bunch of guys.

 

Are they even trying to justify or nobody gives a shit?

bad people who care only about money and power.. edit yeah you can get away with more if white people aren't dying too

hmm are you going to give me shit for saying "bad" people?

also, have you ever seen The Cube? there's a bit of that going on too. people who are killed by drones are basically in the cube. (hmm that's total bollocks) but mostly just people who want to make money, and a few people who have long term plans for the human race (and also want money).

  On 1/27/2013 at 8:03 PM, ambermonk said:

 

  On 1/27/2013 at 3:59 PM, Amen Warrior said:

Mind boggling waste of cash, considering the MoD cut 5000 jobs last week to address their deficit.

Will it be able to take off from and land on our new aircraft carriers?....I'd wager not.

Makes me sick thinking of the amount of money successive governments have let the MoD piss away on disastrously managed willy-waving tech projects.

 

Seems like our DoD is following a similar trend.

 

The F-22 Raptor fighter jets for example each have a $150M price tag (over 95M quid) on them but have never seen use in combat. Seems like the equivalent of spending loads on protein shakes for body building and flexing one's muscles, but in the end is basically an expensive show of strength.

how many years was it that the f-15 was operational before USAF used it in operational combat?

and aircraft procurement is a highly complex arena; i would not dumb it down to "price tags".

  On 1/27/2013 at 9:48 PM, tauboo said:

 

  On 1/27/2013 at 9:33 PM, YO303 said:

I wonder if these drones will attack random middle easter cities or specific targets where the enemy lives (like a cave)

 

I don't know anything about warfare but every time i read of a drone attack in a populated city i wonder if it was necessary to attack that city. Are the "enemy" hiding amongst a populated area of innocent people, if so aren't better alternatives to kill the "enemy" (like a 10 man team or something to kill specific individuals)

 

Again i'm ignorant and don't know anything about warfare but how necessary/productive are random city bombings, is the death of innocent people worth the destruction of whatever terrorist they wanted to kill? i mean its not like "we" are fighting a national army, its just a bunch of guys.

 

Are they even trying to justify or nobody gives a shit?

bad people who care only about money and power.. edit yeah you can get away with more if white people aren't dying too

 

hmm are you going to give me shit for saying "bad" people?

Its funny because white rich people who sopport the war would just look at my post and call me a naive hippie cunt.

I think the discussion is worth having but i often forgot those who make the decisions are either psychopaths or brainwashed people who are well-meaning but they fail to see the humanitarian side of things because the years of nationalist propaganda has dehumanized the other side.

or maybe they are right, im just being a naive hippie cunt.