The MQ-1 Predator drone from General Atomics has been an integral part of American war efforts in both Afghanistan and Iraq for over 15 years. The drones have also been deployed in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen to target al Qaeda. The MQ-1 was originally designed only for surveillance to gather battlefield intelligence, but as they […]
Surveillance
From battlefield to Baltimore
Back in 2004, American troops on the ground in Iraq faced an invisible and growing menace in the form of roadside bombs or IEDs. These devices were wreaking havoc and the military desperately wanted to do something to counteract them. As it happened, an Air Force engineer named Ross McNutt, who was teaching a course […]