Boeing says craft is gathering data in Iraq

[seemslikeadream]

Sunday, November 28, 2004 · Last updated 10:57 a.m. PT

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. LOUIS -- A robotic airplane called ScanEagle has done more than 1,000 hours of intelligence and reconnaissance work for the Marines in Iraq, its developers said.

It was developed and built by the St. Louis-based defense unit of Boeing Co. and the Washington-based Insitu Group.

Boeing officials said they could not comment on specific ScanEagle missions, but spoke generally of its use.

It travels above insurgent positions and sends real-time video images to Marines on the ground. The unmanned device can relay facial expressions on enemy soldiers, and can transmit in such detail that it shows steam rising from their coffee.

The 4-foot-long aircraft has a 10-foot wingspan and can fly up to 15 hours at a time on less than two gallons of fuel, Boeing officials said.

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[bahrbearian]

1. What is the facial expression of desperate men defending they homes

against invasion. I may have to get that expression one day.

[Florida_Geek]

2. picture

[bemildred]

3. Yup. Big "data" shortage. Gotta collect more. nt