Send in the Drones

Massive Drone Strike Hits Qaida Cop Station in Yemen

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In the latest sign of the intensifying U.S. shadow war in Yemen, drones hit a police station in Abyan Province, where fighters from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula have flocked during the country’s ongoing political crisis. al-Qaida reportedly took over the station, prompting the drone(s) to take action.

Early reports are conflicting, but the strike might have a massive death toll attached. The New York Times says eight militants are dead, but CNN claims that the body count is at 50. Either way, there’s a lesson here: al-Qaida gatherings are drone bait.

Gun Shy feels a song coming on.

Do You Want to Play Laser Tag?

Laser Forces Sheriff's Chopper To Land - Laser Located; 3 Questioned

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Three people were being questioned after a laser was twice pointed at the eyes of an Orange County sheriff's helicopter pilot, who was forced to land the aircraft because his eyes were irritated, Local 6 News has learned. The helicopter was overhead a reported robbery on Orange Blossom Trail at Central Florida Parkway Saturday morning when the laser beam was directed toward the pilot. The second time the laser was pointed at the pilot, his eyes became irritated, Local 6 News reported.

There is a simple solution to this dangerous problem. There is a term called “painting”. It is when you use a laser to indicate a target, and then send out ordnance that tracks that laser to “find” its way to said target. They need to install a system that will track the source where the laser originates from, and then send them down a little present from the helo. The person pointing the laser at the helo will be the POI (point of impact). This is as surgical as you can get.