My Own UAV

Air Force pilots used to laugh hysterically whenever someone would suggest that someday a radio controlled robot would fly the jets. They still laugh but it's more of a nervous laugh since that day seems to be not too far off...

For geeky types like me, the UAV's (unmanned aerial vehicle) used by the American Military are simply amazing. The most well known UAV is called the Predator and for good reason since it's also capable of carrying the aptly named hellfire missile.

The Predator embodies all the fantasies most 10 year old boys have about radio controlled models with the extra added benefit of being real. In fact, if you aren't afraid of spending a lot of money on a toy, you can get a scaled down version of the Predator complete with wireless video link here.

A post over at The Belmont Club called, Eye in The Sky highlights all the latest advances in UAV's including more capable weapons and a greater ability to evade the enemy. And if you're really into finding out more about UAV's the best place to go is The UAV Blog where there's plenty of information.

I don't know about you, but one of my 10-year old radio control fantasies is to have a vehicle that looks and acts like a bird. Only this bird gives you a constant video feed. Hmmm, what to do about offensive weapons? I guess it could drop a "payload" on the enemy and that payload could be more lethal than the type usually dropped by birds.

Once they invent such a thing, Osama (if he's still alive) will get really paranoid.