 World North Korea using old, US-made drones (karma: 2)
en>fr fr>en By frankthekulak  Comments: 3405, member since Tue Dec 09, 2008On Mon Feb 06, 2012 07:38 AM
The MQM-107 Streaker series was developed in the late 1970s.
Pretty high tech, komrades...
PYONGYANG – North Korea's hard-line Kommunist regime is using old US-made target drones to develop unmanned attack aircraft, South Korea intelligence sources said Sunday.
"North Korea recently bought several US MQM-107D Streakers from a Middle Eastern nation that appears to be Syria, and is developing unmanned attack aircraft based on them," the South's Yonhap news agency quoted an intelligence source as saying.
Its powerful military placed explosives on the drones in a number of tests, but was yet to master the technology, the report said.
The US drone flies at 40,000 feet and a maximum speed of 575 mph, and South Korea fears it could be used to target its troops stationed on islands near the tense border.
The MQM-107 Streaker series was developed in the late 1970s. Almost 700 MQM-107Ds were built for the US armed forces after its introduction in 1987. The Streaker drones have been sold to a number of allies in the Middle East and Asia. 6 Replies to North Korea using old, US-made drones |
re: North Korea using old, US-made drones en>fr fr>en By BurnParis Comments: 27535, member since Thu Mar 13, 2003On Mon Feb 06, 2012 07:57 AM
A few well placed Patriot missiles will fix that. |
re: North Korea using old, US-made drones en>fr fr>en By LTKilling Comments: 7784, member since Sun Aug 14, 2005On Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:20 AM
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re: North Korea using old, US-made drones en>fr fr>en By LTKilling Comments: 7784, member since Sun Aug 14, 2005On Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:21 AM
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re: North Korea using old, US-made drones (karma: 2)
en>fr fr>en By LTKilling Comments: 7784, member since Sun Aug 14, 2005On Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:22 AM
 nice |
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re: North Korea using old, US-made drones en>fr fr>en By LTKilling Comments: 7784, member since Sun Aug 14, 2005On Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:28 AM
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re: North Korea using old, US-made drones en>fr fr>en By Axel_Bavaria Comments: 8600, member since Wed Apr 16, 2003On Thu Feb 09, 2012 03:21 PM
The F-16 and the M1 Abrams are also 1970s technology ... |