Billlls Idle Mind: Teleoperated Infantry Takes On Deadliest Enemy

Saturday, August 9, 2008

With the implementation of the remotely operated infantryman, the Army is now in a position to deal with its deadliest enemies. Video report here.

Anonymous said...: http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/08/08/1643219.shtml

Flying drones from halfway-across the world used to be considered a cushy military job. But the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have become so dependent on the robo-planes that the Air Force has called in chaplains and psychiatrists to help these remote-control warriors cope. 'In a fighter jet, "when you come in at 500-600 miles per hour, drop a 500-pound bomb and then fly away, you don't see what happens," said Colonel Albert K. Aimar, who is commander of the 163d Reconnaissance Wing here and has a bachelor's degree in psychology. But when a Predator fires a missile, "you watch it all the way to impact, and I mean it's very vivid, it's right there and personal. So it does stay in people's minds for a long time."'; August 10, 2008 at 6:48 AM
Billll said...: That's as may be. You didn't watch the video, did you?; August 10, 2008 at 7:14 PM

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