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FireScout scores first drug bust

Posted by Chris Anderson on April 14, 2010 at 12:41pm

From BotJunkie: "Last week, one of the Fire Scouts currently undergoing testing aboard the USS McInerney managed a real drug bust after noticing what turned out to be a “go fast” drug boat on radar. The Fire Scout shadowed the boat for 3 hours, and after it rendezvoused with a fishing boat, the Coast Guard moved in and nabbed the baddies.
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No matter how cool and useful it might be, the Fire Scout program for the Army is still canceled. Sad face. But, it looks like it might at least have a future in the Navy."


(pic also from BotJunkie)


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    Morli April 14, 2010 at 2:48pm
    I guess there are some things that are never to be asked , it is however my quest to know , any case I too would like to know, thanks
  • Stephen McAmis April 14, 2010 at 2:16pm
    i see they switched to white hot at 4:41.. still.
  • Stephen McAmis April 14, 2010 at 2:10pm
    ok, that's from 6:37pm to around 8pm local time in the Gulf eleven days ago. (i'm assuming).
    Wouldn't this be daylight hours? I wonder what other optics the Fire Scout has.... seems they never show the detailed footage regardless of daylight etc... It confuses me to a certain extent.
    Thermal and Black Hot? I know it has to have better optics... right? Or am I missing something.
    Of course there could be a visibility issue unrelated to daylight.. also could be a classified optics system to a degree... but still, you'd think if they were pushing this as a product they'd produce better footage as well as what you see there.
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