MtnGoat
08-19-2012, 17:50
Spy planes help detect roadside bombs in Afghanistan
By Tom Vanden Brook
The Pentagon has filled the skies over Afghanistan with high-tech sensors, and the effect has been measurable. From March through May, troops in vehicles found 64% of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) before they blew up, an 11 percentage-point increase over the previous quarter. Troops on foot patrol discovered 81%, a 4 percentage-point increase, according to the Pentagon's Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO).
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2012-07-15/ied-drones-afghanistan/56243186/1
Funny how we spend millions while they spend thousands.
By Tom Vanden Brook
The Pentagon has filled the skies over Afghanistan with high-tech sensors, and the effect has been measurable. From March through May, troops in vehicles found 64% of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) before they blew up, an 11 percentage-point increase over the previous quarter. Troops on foot patrol discovered 81%, a 4 percentage-point increase, according to the Pentagon's Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO).
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2012-07-15/ied-drones-afghanistan/56243186/1
Funny how we spend millions while they spend thousands.