| Possible UAV materials are infinite: Foam, | | | | is not very funny if dispersed into a large |
| Composite, Balsa Wood, Plastic, Synthetic | | | | city. These technologies are available and |
| Balloon Material, Aluminum, Titanium, Spider | | | | are or have been in all the arsenals of the |
| Web Organic Material, etc. I propose some | | | | Axis of Evil Countries. am not the only |
| late breaking technology and newer materials, | | | | person worried of this. UAVs that we build |
| ceramic coatings and or UAVs built from | | | | need to be light-weight, good payload, |
| photorefractive composites? Materials such as | | | | stealthy and agile. But the enemy due to cost |
| this: Weight, stealth, parasite drag, induced | | | | may decide to build a huge number of cheap |
| drag, boundary layers, and performance, NASA | | | | units and bet on the numbers rather than |
| is looking into this as well for other uses; | | | | survivability, so can we defeat a swarm of |
| there are some really awesome practitioners, | | | | these? Very similar scenario, which scared |
| which have it all figured out, UAV | | | | all American's during the cold war, shooting |
| manufacturing companies have come alive in | | | | down multiple ICBM warheads which scatter and |
| the last decade; even Plastics are used in | | | | attack pre-assigned cities. Some UAV enemy |
| UAVs especially the smaller ones. The larger | | | | strategies include a different approach to |
| UAV are made out of just about anything you | | | | the notion of single mission non-recovery |
| can imagine. We are not the only ones | | | | theory as many academics have eluded to in |
| learning about what to make these out of and | | | | the reports online.I would have to agree that |
| we are not the only country capable of making | | | | money to buy the units is a big factor as our |
| them, many other countries are trying new | | | | Congress appropriated much monies to the |
| things also. So it is important to be the | | | | predator program for DHS and Military, smart |
| best at it and have ways to shoot down enemy | | | | move. Coast Guard, Boarder Patrol, etc.but if |
| UAVs. Recently there was a major news story | | | | a UAV does not do very much in the way of |
| in the media about the FBI working on finding | | | | surveillance or ordinance delivery due to |
| espionage theft of secret research. One | | | | payloads in smaller non-predator type UAVs |
| spokesmen, head of the group in Mountain | | | | then a smart bomb maybe a better way to go |
| View, CA, said next to International | | | | once air defenses have been taken out of the |
| Terrorism it is the FBI's number 2 priority | | | | equation. Which is why we are well served to |
| as the loss of important research is leaving | | | | have both technologies available to us. Of |
| the country way too fast; citing that our | | | | course it also depends how many targets, time |
| trading partners and allies were also spying | | | | frame and economies of scale when it comes to |
| on us; Chinese, Israel, Japan, Pakistan, | | | | the logistical costs of movements of people, |
| Iran. And you only have to read the news | | | | fuel, food, weapons and power.Every mission |
| occasionally to know this is a real issue. | | | | should have a cost benefit and a goal |
| Top Secret means about 6 months until it is | | | | oriented solution, that of course being the |
| all over the Internet. Classified means 3 | | | | name of the game, to win it. UAVs provide |
| months before some reporter gets a hold of it | | | | options, lower costs over all and smart |
| and it is for this reason that UAV | | | | planning and curtail loss of life on both |
| technologies are so dangerous and why we must | | | | sides. Single mission UAVs, small versions |
| keep up the innovations in this area to stay | | | | are appropriate in many regards. Predators |
| ahead of our competition.As technology | | | | are good in that they can be used forever |
| progresses, your enemy will have the same | | | | unless we start crashing them.These smaller |
| tools and technologies you do, by buying it | | | | UAVs, like SmartBombs are especially |
| from an ally, spy or secretly stealing it | | | | important during regime changes when you goal |
| from a University Research Team. So when you | | | | is to provoke change in leadership not in |
| invent something as weapon for offense or | | | | destroying vast amounts of individual human |
| defense of your people, you have to know how | | | | life, no matter what amount of value is |
| to defeat it too. As it will be used against | | | | placed on it by the culture opposing your |
| you in a court of law (war).Most all foreign | | | | political will, but taking out those who |
| countries have UAV programs and have | | | | oppose the will of the free World and |
| established research and development teams | | | | stability of the Human Race. Never the less, |
| and put forth spies on the subject as well as | | | | war is hell, so you must win at all costs, |
| pretend collaborators. We need to pay | | | | which goes without saying, losing sucks and |
| attention for the betterment of NATO | | | | defeat or retreat cannot be an option for our |
| Countries and UN participants. But what about | | | | team. Retreat should only be used as a tactic |
| hostile or potentially hostile nations, they | | | | to serve your future will. Let the enemy |
| have scientists too. Unmanned Flight is now | | | | re-group and congregate and attack again |
| capable in nearly any current aircraft with | | | | getting most bang for your buck.UAVs are here |
| the exception of the skill necessary to fly | | | | to stay and will require proper funding, such |
| and take-off in a Ryan Monoplane or those | | | | R and D will come back ten fold to mankind in |
| requiring the balance of a pilot such as a | | | | potential commercial uses for moving freight |
| hang glider or ultra light like the crash and | | | | within and out side our own atmosphere, for |
| burn motorcycle team brave enough to give it | | | | doing jobs in agriculture, short and small |
| a test at the DARPA Grand Challenge, hats go | | | | delivery and of course the future of air |
| off to that team for a noble and worthy | | | | travel pilot less commercial aircraft much |
| attempt.If you think for one second that | | | | the same as the NYC subways and people movers |
| North Korea does not have UAVs of some type | | | | across the country and throughout the |
| to augment their arsenal of Ballistic capable | | | | world.The costs of UAVs are important and the |
| nuclear missiles think again. They trade with | | | | materials provide the efficiencies necessary |
| China and Japan and both have established | | | | to make them light, fast, maneuverable and |
| programs, The Trade with South Korea and we | | | | strong. By watching the costs and picking the |
| have UAVs in Country and North Korea has | | | | right materials, we can always maintain the |
| spies there too. Even Saddam had a UAV | | | | lead in UAV research and Development, |
| prototype flying bomb program, some would say | | | | Deployment and acquiring of target to stay in |
| was in it's infancy, I say bull all they | | | | front of the pack in the never ending Human |
| needed was a motor attached, you can buy that | | | | Saga, of Good VS Evil. You know the Sound and |
| at an ultra-light store or online catalog, no | | | | Fury stuff, which has been going on since all |
| one can deny that, google for your self if | | | | of the recorded history we know about. We |
| you find folly with my observation. A device | | | | sure are funny, us humans? Wonder if we will |
| such as that prototype UAV with a chemical | | | | ever figure it out? |
| compound or pathogen, virus or disease in it | | | | |