Comments on: Homeland Security now spying on Americans http://www.prisonplanet.com/homeland-security-now-spying-on-americans.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:25:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: WhiteRabbit http://www.prisonplanet.com/homeland-security-now-spying-on-americans.html/comment-page-1#comment-83431 WhiteRabbit Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:47:55 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=4248#comment-83431 US spec-ops get robot whispercopter kill fleet this month Track this topic Print story Post comment Droid choppers can also carry passengers By Lewis Page • Get more from this author Posted in Government, 11th November 2008 13:51 GMT Webcast: Building Applications for the 21st Century The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) secret military forces are receiving their first robotic whisper-mode helicopters, according to reports. The plan is for the you-never-saw-us-we-aren't-even-here brigade to receive a ten-strong fleet of Boeing A160T "Hummingbird" droid kill-choppers, under an extended demonstration programme. Black ops. News of the A160T shipments came recently courtesy of Janes, who quoted Boeing's John Groenenboom as saying that "deliveries are already underway", and should be complete by the end of this month. The A160T is unmanned, but that's in many ways the least interesting thing about it. The new robo-chopper stands out more for its variable-speed rotor technology, which allows it to do things that other helicopters can't. An A160T can stay up without refuelling for 20 hours, for instance, and is able to hover without ground effect at much higher altitudes than other helicopters - up to 20,000 feet according to Boeing. Company execs also claim that it is "four times quieter" than an ordinary Bell 407 small copter. Stealthy A160Ts could carry out a variety of different missions for the secret supertroopers of SOCOM. It can carry the "FORESTER" foliage-penetrating radar, to sniff out enemies of democracy lurking deep in the woods. It is also slated to lift the ARGUS-IS multiplex spyeye system, able to watch many suspect buildings, cars, people etc at once; rather than just one. These and other surveillance payloads are to a large extent what the A160T was designed for, making special use of its long endurance and high hover capabilities. However, there will of course be an option to arm it with laser-guided Hellfire missiles, Viper Strike smartglider minibombs or what have you. The robocopter will also be able to drop off loads of supplies - up to 1,000lb - to SOCOM SEALs, Green Berets, Force-Recon types etc operating deep in enemy territory. There may even be an option for the crewless chopper to carry passengers, perhaps wounded operatives or shot-down aviators in need of urgent evacuation. The robotic whisper-whirlybird was, like so many of America's more avant-garde innovations, developed by the maverick military edge-bleed experts at DARPA. If the variable-speed copters turn out as well as has been claimed, the technology - like IP networking, another DARPA creation - might find wider application in coming years. The rotorcraft world might soon, erm, beat a path to DARPA's door. ® guess who these are for US spec-ops get robot whispercopter kill fleet this month
Track this topic Print story Post comment Droid choppers can also carry passengers

By Lewis Page • Get more from this author

Posted in Government, 11th November 2008 13:51 GMT

Webcast: Building Applications for the 21st Century

The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) secret military forces are receiving their first robotic whisper-mode helicopters, according to reports. The plan is for the you-never-saw-us-we-aren’t-even-here brigade to receive a ten-strong fleet of Boeing A160T “Hummingbird” droid kill-choppers, under an extended demonstration programme.

Black ops.
News of the A160T shipments came recently courtesy of Janes, who quoted Boeing’s John Groenenboom as saying that “deliveries are already underway”, and should be complete by the end of this month.

The A160T is unmanned, but that’s in many ways the least interesting thing about it. The new robo-chopper stands out more for its variable-speed rotor technology, which allows it to do things that other helicopters can’t.

An A160T can stay up without refuelling for 20 hours, for instance, and is able to hover without ground effect at much higher altitudes than other helicopters – up to 20,000 feet according to Boeing. Company execs also claim that it is “four times quieter” than an ordinary Bell 407 small copter.

Stealthy A160Ts could carry out a variety of different missions for the secret supertroopers of SOCOM. It can carry the “FORESTER” foliage-penetrating radar, to sniff out enemies of democracy lurking deep in the woods. It is also slated to lift the ARGUS-IS multiplex spyeye system, able to watch many suspect buildings, cars, people etc at once; rather than just one.

These and other surveillance payloads are to a large extent what the A160T was designed for, making special use of its long endurance and high hover capabilities. However, there will of course be an option to arm it with laser-guided Hellfire missiles, Viper Strike smartglider minibombs or what have you. The robocopter will also be able to drop off loads of supplies – up to 1,000lb – to SOCOM SEALs, Green Berets, Force-Recon types etc operating deep in enemy territory.

There may even be an option for the crewless chopper to carry passengers, perhaps wounded operatives or shot-down aviators in need of urgent evacuation.

The robotic whisper-whirlybird was, like so many of America’s more avant-garde innovations, developed by the maverick military edge-bleed experts at DARPA. If the variable-speed copters turn out as well as has been claimed, the technology – like IP networking, another DARPA creation – might find wider application in coming years. The rotorcraft world might soon, erm, beat a path to DARPA’s door. ®

guess who these are for

]]> By: CriticalReviews http://www.prisonplanet.com/homeland-security-now-spying-on-americans.html/comment-page-1#comment-83281 CriticalReviews Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:14:30 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=4248#comment-83281 Our nation's police forces are trained often by agencies like Black Water extensively in the military's special opps techniques. They are then equipped with military weapns, hardware and other apparatus yet in spite of this tell all reality these idiots who honestly believe they are gifted with superior intelligence contend that they are in full compliance with the United States Constitution's very explicit restriction the use of military forces to police American streets. Like hell they are! Their position is laughable. The sad truth is that regardless of the variables they are truly intent on violating the supreme law of the land (US Constitution) each and every time it interferes with their oppressive police state agenda. Our nation’s police forces are trained often by agencies like Black Water extensively in the military’s special opps techniques. They are then equipped with military weapns, hardware and other apparatus yet in spite of this tell all reality these idiots who honestly believe they are gifted with superior intelligence contend that they are in full compliance with the United States Constitution’s very explicit restriction the use of military forces to police American streets. Like hell they are! Their position is laughable. The sad truth is that regardless of the variables they are truly intent on violating the supreme law of the land (US Constitution) each and every time it interferes with their oppressive police state agenda.

]]> By: flatearther http://www.prisonplanet.com/homeland-security-now-spying-on-americans.html/comment-page-1#comment-83263 flatearther Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:40:30 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=4248#comment-83263 Drop your draws to the eye in the sky,turn off your cable tv[that'll save a few dollars]leave the tv off[that'll save a few brain cells from being fox-a-tized]even turn off your phone = no more phone bills,throw your internet out ,and hey presto you've got so much time and spare cash to be able to plant potatoes and tomatoes and maybe even talk to your neighbour..about those politicians wasting your carbon taxes by fliting round the planet,if the big companies don't have your income then they will loose their control over you and me,and just declare bankruptcy[like they do]and don't worry about paying off that huge american express card,it's only credit dreamed up by bankers out of thin air. Drop your draws to the eye in the sky,turn off your cable tv[that'll save a few dollars]leave the tv off[that'll save a few brain cells from being fox-a-tized]even turn off your phone = no more phone bills,throw your internet out ,and hey presto you’ve got so much time and spare cash to be able to plant potatoes and tomatoes and maybe even talk to your neighbour..about those politicians wasting your carbon taxes by fliting round the planet,if the big companies don’t have your income then they will loose their control over you and me,and just declare bankruptcy[like they do]and don’t worry about paying off that huge american express card,it’s only credit dreamed up by bankers out of thin air.

]]> By: blindboy http://www.prisonplanet.com/homeland-security-now-spying-on-americans.html/comment-page-1#comment-83256 blindboy Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:32:13 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=4248#comment-83256 What the hell is a dirty boom? Christ, ever heard of proofreading before? What the hell is a dirty boom?

Christ, ever heard of proofreading before?

]]> By: Dograts http://www.prisonplanet.com/homeland-security-now-spying-on-americans.html/comment-page-1#comment-83245 Dograts Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:18:33 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=4248#comment-83245 Yeah they are looking for briefcase nukes all right! Yeah they are looking for briefcase nukes all right!

]]> By: Android http://www.prisonplanet.com/homeland-security-now-spying-on-americans.html/comment-page-1#comment-82994 Android Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:26:55 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=4248#comment-82994 ... where's Sarah Conner ? … where’s Sarah Conner ?

]]> By: Bill http://www.prisonplanet.com/homeland-security-now-spying-on-americans.html/comment-page-1#comment-82869 Bill Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:13:05 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=4248#comment-82869 Actually, I think it is 1983 and progressing rapidly. There are still some of use who don't automatically buy the MSM "BULL" and, in spite of the round-about registration we have had since '68, a great many of us are well stocked and armed. When they start taking us out on some trumped up pretext THEN we will have hit the 83-84 new year. Actually, I think it is 1983 and progressing rapidly. There are still some of use who don’t automatically buy the MSM “BULL” and, in spite of the round-about registration we have had since ‘68, a great many of us are well stocked and armed. When they start taking us out on some trumped up pretext THEN we will have hit the 83-84 new year.

]]> By: rich http://www.prisonplanet.com/homeland-security-now-spying-on-americans.html/comment-page-1#comment-82790 rich Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:29:12 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=4248#comment-82790 what year is this ????? 1984 ????? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm_xX1Ur43I goldieshouse.piczo.com what year is this ????? 1984 ?????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm_xX1Ur43I

goldieshouse.piczo.com

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