An MQ-9 Reaper taxis down a runway in Afghanistan. The Reaper has been flying in Afghanistan since September; it flew its first combat mission in Iraq on July 19. Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson / Air ForceFrom The Danger Room:
In a presentation last night in Washington, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan let slip an interesting detail: The United States is sharing top-secret video feeds from Predator drones with the Afghan and Pakistani militaries.
Describing "tripartite" co-operation between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force, Gen. David McKiernan said:
We exchange frequencies, we exchange intelligence, we have a Predator feed going down to the one border coordination center at Torkham Gate that's looked at by the Pak military, Afghan military and ISAF. So we're coordinating at various levels.
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My Comment: The Predator has evolved into an incredible battlefield weapon. I am not surprised to learn that both Afghanistan and Pakistan want to look at the intelligence it is producing.