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Canadians on hunt for killer drones


Military | 206741 hits | Dec 12 10:10 am | Posted by: Hyack
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The Canadian military wants to buy unmanned aircraft that can attack targets as the U.S. military does now in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan with its hunter/killer Predator drones, a move that has sparked interest from as far off as Israel.

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  1. by avatar bootlegga
    Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:15 pm
    Yet another weapons system we should have had years ago.

  2. by avatar Scape
    Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:34 pm
    We need to buy the contract and make them here in Canada. The flying lawnmowers were ok but these are better.

  3. by avatar QBall
    Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:46 pm
    So will this do away the Air Force as we know it? Is this the beginning of the end of piloted fighter aircraft?

  4. by DerbyX
    Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:51 pm
    Didn't they say the Bomarc missile system was going to make high speed interceptors obsolete?

  5. by avatar Scape
    Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:51 pm
    It is meant to complement, not overtake.

  6. by avatar uwish
    Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:44 pm
    "DerbyX" said
    Didn't they say the Bomarc missile system was going to make high speed interceptors obsolete?


    yes I seem to remember that being one of the primary reasons to shut down the Arrow.

  7. by avatar Hyack
    Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:33 am
    "QBall" said
    So will this do away the Air Force as we know it? Is this the beginning of the end of piloted fighter aircraft?


    They have been wanting to do that for years, it takes the risk of loss of life out of the equation altogether.

  8. by avatar bootlegga
    Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:51 am
    "QBall" said
    So will this do away the Air Force as we know it? Is this the beginning of the end of piloted fighter aircraft?


    Actually, they want drones that attack ground targets, not aerial ones. Still, drones can pull more Gs than a human can, so logically, it is the next step in aerial weaponry.

  9. by ridenrain
    Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:01 am
    I agree. We have contributed but we should have been leading this.
    All it takes is money and vision but we always show up a day late and dollar short though.

  10. by avatar fifeboy
    Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:32 am
    "Newsbot" said
    Canadians on hunt for killer drones

    Posted By:
    2008-12-12 10:10:07


    Here's one, although I am not sure if it's an africanized drone. They tend to be smaller (which could be useful in stealth mode!)


  11. by ridenrain
    Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:26 am
    Oh come on. Killer bees is 90's.
    Get with the program. It's all global cooling/warming/climate change that's going to kill us all.

  12. by avatar fifeboy
    Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:14 pm
    "ridenrain" said
    Oh come on. Killer bees is 90's.
    Get with the program. It's all global cooling/warming/climate change that's going to kill us all.


    Just you wait:

    just you wait :lol:



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