The Air Force’s top of the line drone, the Reaper, has an electrical problem that is causing an alarming number of crashes with the $14 million remotely-controlled hunter-killer.
They’re having to scale back the number of Reapers available in the field during a time when the armed services need more of the aerial surveillance drones for fighting jihadis.
“Jeepers, creepers, where’d you get those Reapers…?”
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Dude, that’s just sad. LOL.
I wonder if the surveillance version is called the peeper.
Actually no, because it also carries explosive ordnance. They call it the Peeping Bomb.
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They are using Radio Shack electronic parts and batteries.
They got them for next to nothing when they went out of business.
So you’re saying it’s a Cheaper Reaper. Or a Cheaper Reaper Peeper.
Yet another reason not to retire the A-10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClQcUyhoxTg
Uh huh, sure it’s an electrical problem and not drugged out operators.
Uh. Is this the same drone that our great leader let fall into irans hands and did not destroy, and now ours are being knocked out of the sky. Yea I thought so.
Jeepers, I think someone needs to look deeper at the reaper peeper.
Oh whatdaya mean? The Reaper Peeper is a Keeper if you’re looking for something to cut you’ll have to look Deeper.
They’ve got a new stealth one out. The call it The Reaper Peeper Keeper Sleeper. It’s pretty cool. But you can’t find it after it crashes.
I believe they’ll find that the “electrical problem” at some point passed through Hillary’s Secret Server.
Meanwhile, all the commenters drone on…
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I am in awe of youse guys!
I think of “The Stand” with Gary Sinise whenever I hear this song (they used it in the miniseries).
I suspect the ‘electrical problem’ is that the Iranians can hack them.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-20/story-you-arent-being-told-about-iran-capturing-two-american-vessels
I’m perfectly O.K. with every single drone crashing and burning.