Sq. Leader Steve Smith. (Photo: Philip Coburn)From Times Online:
As the RAF wages a long-range hi-tech war in the Middle East using unmanned drones, Christopher Goodwin gets a look at its hardware
Every morning in Las Vegas, Steve Smith kisses his wife and young daughters goodbye, gets in his car, drives 50 minutes down the freeway, past shopping malls and casinos, and goes to war in Afghanistan.
After his eight-hour shift, during which he may have launched missiles against Taliban insurgents in Helmand province or carried out reconnaissance for British troops, Smith gets back in his car, turns the radio to the station Mix 941 so he can relax and drives back to the comfort and safety of his family.
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My Comment: These drones (Predators and Reapers) are what I call the first generation of UAV/Robotic war planes. I can only imagine what the 5th generation will look like.