Precision Air Drops
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Sometimes technology makes a profound change in how something is done and once in a while a story comes along that doesn’t get much (if any) attention. This story about GPS controlled air drop tests conducted by the US Army and US Air Force is one of them. It may not seem like a big deal but being able to airdrop supplies to troops with such precision could literally mean the difference between life and death on the ground.
I can envision this being used in humanitarian situations where aircraft are unable to land because of the terrain. Being able to have such precision with relief supplies could save countless lives until help can arrive on the ground. I wonder at times if the men and women who originally thought up the GPS system ever envisioned that it would be used in so many ways.
Tags: gps, army, air force, air drop, humanitiarian airlift
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dar dobs
January 16th, 2007
at 6:01am
from Robert Cohen’s “Notmilk.com” Jan10,2007 newsletter:
Something bothers me about the opening weeks of
the Iraqi war. We Americans were told that precision
bombs were used on carefully selected military
targets,
yet, sewer systems were destroyed. Either we were lied
to and the bombs were not-so precise, or, America
intentionally targeted sewer systems with state-of-the
art precision weapons, aware of the sickness and death
that would linger upon a devastated population. Ask
yourself why Iraqi children will forever hate
Americans,
while imagining the same horror occurring where you
live.