I was wandering around the U.S. aircraft corral at the Paris Air Show today when I noticed this MQ-9 ‘Guardian’ in Department of Homeland Security colors equipped with a crazy looking Raytheon SeaVue multimode maritime search radar pod attached to the bottom. Here’s U.S. Coast Guard Captain James Sommers explaining the aircraft’s mission.
DHS’ Sea Scanning Radar-Equipped MQ-9
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spot drug subs, other subs near US, pickup boats for drugs?? pirates?
This is only one aspect of the counter drug fight…..let's put equal amounts of tax dollars in drug prevention within the US. With all the new toys we have, what is the payoff??
I agree with you that we should invest in drug rehab but we have to limit the supply people can buy otherwise you will continue to have to many newbies trying it because its so available.
SIMPLE SOLUTION. FORGET ABOUT DRUG REHAB. AND ALL THAT OTHER GARBAGE. MAKE ALL THOSE DRUGS LEGAL AND SLAP A TAX ON THEM. THAT MAKES MORE SENSE THAN ANYTHING THEY HAVE EVER DONE BEFORE. DRUG USE IS WORSE NOW THAN IT:S EVER BEEN. BUT LEAVE IT UP TO THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE IT WORSE.
Legalize marijuana first. Wait five, ten years, then think very carefully before legalizing another recreational drug. Avoid all psychosis inducing drugs like PCP. Let the cocaine dealers keep their cocaine for now, maybe with at least one legal "drug" consumption of the rest will drop. Cigarette companies would love to get their hands on a new leaf to smoke other than tobacco…
Make it legal to import the drugs, but leave it still illegal to sell/distribute/possess
Never mind showing it off – - – - PUT IT TO USE, NOW !!!!!
If you watched the video Retired462 you would know they already are an plan to add more of these birds to the inventory. Unless you were being playfully sarcastic.
On display in Paris! Give me a break. This was a business trip. The US has the greatest lineup of hi-tech toys…. "drones" in history. And, with world economies on the brink of insolvency, reducing military costs while maintaining security is only a few "drones away. The hi-tech "drone" industry and other associated military/industrial high tech toys may grow to rival the dot.com economic growth engine. Border security
"drone" in Paris my ass. Paris was about $$$$$$.