New (formerly) secret UAV?

[photon]

Check this out:



http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/th...ystery-pl.html

That's some pretty hefty landing gear for a UAV... maybe this one carries bombs?

EDIT: And that front cover is weird, does the wheel go up sideways??

[BlackArcher101]

Not so secret is it?

[photon]

Formerly secret then.

[HPLovecraft]

UFO!

Still doesn't look nearly big or heavy enough to carry munitions, although it is difficult to judge size based on that photo. Maybe just more sophisticated camera and communications equipment, along with other fancy gadgets.

[Jayems]

Hmm... maybe spying on Pakistan? Probably too far to get to eastern Iran. Like the article says (or at least an article linked in the aforementioned first article) the Taliban use no radar. Why be so stealthy? Hell, I'm sure you could get away with flying Canada's crappy helicopters and having some dude with binocs and infrared hanging out the side and be relatively safe in Afghanistan.

[HPLovecraft]

Originally Posted by Jayems

Hmm... maybe spying on Pakistan? Probably too far to get to eastern Iran. Like the article says (or at least an article linked in the aforementioned first article) the Taliban use no radar. Why be so stealthy? Hell, I'm sure you could get away with flying Canada's crappy helicopters and having some dude with binocs and infrared hanging out the side and be relatively safe in Afghanistan.

Could just be testing it in combat situations. Who knows how much actual use it gets over there.

[Jayems]

here's the other photo: