01-15-2013, 05:11 PM
Press Release: A replica of an MQ-9 Reaper drone (1/5 scale) will be on display at UH Hilo Library lanai from 11AM to 1PM Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013
further contact: Jim Albertini 966-7622
Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box AB Kurtistown, Hawai`i 96760.
Phone (808) 966-7622 Emai ja@malu-aina.org http://www.malu-aina.org
Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright will be giving a presentation on "Killer Drones in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Gaza and the US" at UH Hilo, Jan. 17th from 6:30-8PM at STB 108.
(new building on Lanikaula St. across from the Church of the Holy Cross) free street parking and in parking lot near STB after 4PM
This free presentation will be followed by Q&A and the public is invited
Sponsored by UHH Sociology, Philosophy, and Women's Studies Dept., and Malu 'Aina
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The World’s Deadliest Drone:
MQ-9 REAPER
- The MQ-9 Reaper (originally the Predator B) is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (also known as a Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV)) developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, Italian Air Force, and the Royal Air Force. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance
- Although the MQ-9 can fly pre-programmed routes autonomously, the aircraft is always monitored or controlled by aircrew in the Ground Control Station and weapons employment is always commanded by the pilot. Hence the preference to refer to the MQ-9 as a Remotely Piloted Vehicle
- Operators can hunt for targets and observe terrain using a number of sensors, including a thermal camera. One estimate has the on-board camera able to read a license plate from two miles (3.2km) away
- An operator’s command takes 1.2 seconds to reach the drone via a satellite link
- An MQ-9 with two 1,000 pound (450 kilogram) external fuel tanks and a thousand pounds of munitions has an endurance of 42 hours. The Reaper has an endurance of 14 hours when fully loaded with munitions
- The MQ-9 carries a variety of weapons including the GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb, the AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles, the AIM-9 Sidewinder.[13] and recently, the GBU-38 JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition)
For more info see www.knowdrones.com http://twistedsifter.com/2010/05/worlds-...mWfI.email http://www.informationclearinghouse.info...e33503.htm
Drones Kill Innocent People!
"An idea whose time has come cannot be stopped" Dr. Ron Paul 2012
further contact: Jim Albertini 966-7622
Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box AB Kurtistown, Hawai`i 96760.
Phone (808) 966-7622 Emai ja@malu-aina.org http://www.malu-aina.org
Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright will be giving a presentation on "Killer Drones in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Gaza and the US" at UH Hilo, Jan. 17th from 6:30-8PM at STB 108.
(new building on Lanikaula St. across from the Church of the Holy Cross) free street parking and in parking lot near STB after 4PM
This free presentation will be followed by Q&A and the public is invited
Sponsored by UHH Sociology, Philosophy, and Women's Studies Dept., and Malu 'Aina
***********************************************************
The World’s Deadliest Drone:
MQ-9 REAPER
- The MQ-9 Reaper (originally the Predator B) is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (also known as a Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV)) developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, Italian Air Force, and the Royal Air Force. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance
- Although the MQ-9 can fly pre-programmed routes autonomously, the aircraft is always monitored or controlled by aircrew in the Ground Control Station and weapons employment is always commanded by the pilot. Hence the preference to refer to the MQ-9 as a Remotely Piloted Vehicle
- Operators can hunt for targets and observe terrain using a number of sensors, including a thermal camera. One estimate has the on-board camera able to read a license plate from two miles (3.2km) away
- An operator’s command takes 1.2 seconds to reach the drone via a satellite link
- An MQ-9 with two 1,000 pound (450 kilogram) external fuel tanks and a thousand pounds of munitions has an endurance of 42 hours. The Reaper has an endurance of 14 hours when fully loaded with munitions
- The MQ-9 carries a variety of weapons including the GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb, the AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles, the AIM-9 Sidewinder.[13] and recently, the GBU-38 JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition)
For more info see www.knowdrones.com http://twistedsifter.com/2010/05/worlds-...mWfI.email http://www.informationclearinghouse.info...e33503.htm
Drones Kill Innocent People!
"An idea whose time has come cannot be stopped" Dr. Ron Paul 2012
SECRET KNOWLEDGE - "NOT FOR US TO KNOW"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91qs9v-upWI