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Old 08-19-2012, 17:50   #1
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Spy planes help detect roadside bombs in Afghanistan

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/militar...tan/56243186/1

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Old 08-31-2012, 07:25   #2
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I had originally posted this: "Finding 64% of IEDs is worth the $18-billion." That was a gut response based on values I place on the lives of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen.

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Old 08-31-2012, 15:20   #3
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I don't think we are going to discuss IED/CIED TTPs on the public forum.

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I don't think we are going to discuss IED/CIED TTPs on the public forum.

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Old 09-01-2012, 11:10   #5
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The book Duel The Strangest Story of the Afghan War by Andrew Cockburn gives an interesting perspective of technology and IED's.

Please excuse the oversight if that book has been mentioned in this forum before. I couldn't find it in the search.
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