U.S Customs & Border Protection get Predator's big brother

"Today marks the beginning of new chapter in using unmanned aircraft systems to secure our nation's borders as Predator B offers the CBP a superior over land reconnaissance solution," said Thomas J. Cassidy, Jr., president, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

"The ability to meet CBP's aggressive delivery schedule of 30 days from contract award was no doubt key to realizing today's historical moment."

The Predator B system, which will provide long-endurance surveillance and communications relay in support of the CBP's Arizona Control Initiative (ABCI), will be operated and maintained by GA-ASI personnel in close cooperation with CBP Border Patrol agents who will assist in the command and control of the UAS from a Ground Control Station (GCS) located at Ft. Huachuca.

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Imagine with they armed it and announced a shoot-on-site policy. That would probably reduce the number of drug runners and illegal immigrants by half. Since Predator B carries eight Hellfires or one 500 lb laser guided bomb, and who knows how many Viper Strikes or SDBs it could carry.

shoot on sight on illigals and drug dealers... that a bit harsh adn you might never knwo when the comp will hit someone it suppose not to hit.

shoot on sight on illigals and drug dealers... that a bit harsh adn you might never knwo when the comp will hit someone it suppose not to hit.

What else can you do when Illegals are disrupting Military training exercises along the south western sates, directly hindering the training process of our armed forces.

Originally posted by WestPoint23
What else can you do when Illegals are disrupting Military training exercises along the south western sates, directly hindering the training process of our armed forces.

ye ai was getting pretty sick of the illigals already, shoot on sight?
bsides, whats that ratarted civil rights group will jump in really fast lol

[edit on 4-10-2005 by ulshadow]

It was a hypothetical idea.
Anyway, you must be talking about the ACLU?
It’s rather funny, seeing as illegal’s are not Americans they are not entitled to out civil liberties.

Originally posted by WestPoint23
It was a hypothetical idea.
Anyway, you must be talking about the ACLU?
It’s rather funny, seeing as illegal’s are not Americans they are not entitled to out civil liberties.

oh yes, the ACLU. thats what i was talking about, it is called american civil liberty union, or soemthing among that lines, are suppose be "americans" .. not illigals... they need to change their title.

Hey, civil rights guy, for one, they are mexicans and others who are not americans, and why dont you come back and tell me how u feel when your dad loses his job to an illegal bean. Maybe when it hits home, and you finally see why we are trying to stop illegals, then youll understand.

Train

Originally posted by BigTrain
Hey, civil rights guy, for one, they are mexicans and others who are not americans, and why dont you come back and tell me how u feel when your dad loses his job to an illegal bean. Maybe when it hits home, and you finally see why we are trying to stop illegals, then youll understand.

Train

who me?

i am confuse