Re: recent surface earthquake measurements


Message posted by Jim on July 22, 2007 at 8:43:01 PST:

I gave a wrong identifier for the UAV in my post about earth movements (MQ72). Below is taken from General Atomics's web site. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
My original point was, I'm wondering if laser weapons tests from an aircraft could cause seismic registrations? I'm reasonably certain that the system is designed to shoot down missiles but it would be expensive to build missiles just for targets this early in the testing phase.


... MQ-9 variant, also known as Predator B by GA-ASI and “Reaper” by the Air Force, has an unmatched “hunter-killer” capability. Equipped with a laser designator, this beefier Predator can deliver with precision ...
http://www.ga.com/news.php?subaction=...=1180959775&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& - 12k

GA-ASI & Diehl BGT Defence Sign Teaming Agreement on Male Predator B
... increased reliability. Operational with the U.S. Air Force as MQ-9 Reaper, Predator B has also been acquired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Navy, ...
http://www.ga.com/news.php?subaction=...=1182284555&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& - 11k



In Reply to: Re: recent surface earthquake measurements posted by Jim on July 21, 2007 at 21:08:00 PST:

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