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Jesus Malverde

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5. We have thousands of drones and we're using 1 plane?

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 03:16 PM

Mar 2014

That doesn't make sense, considering this is confirmed to be a hijacking.

There are 20 employees of an american firm on board and 4 americans and all we can commit is 1 ship and 1 plane?

Surprisingly unmotivated and disinterested for an organization whose primary mission is the GLOBAL war on terror.

One imagines the pentagon knew what boeing knew in almost real time...and they

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Is the US using surveillance drones to look for the plane? [View all] Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 OP

The Navy has drones Recursion Mar 2014 #1

That is one that does not shock me nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #2

I agree Iwasthere Mar 2014 #3

They're using the new P-8A Poseidon manned surveillance plane jmowreader Mar 2014 #4

We have thousands of drones and we're using 1 plane? Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #5

No, they're probably not. Igel Mar 2014 #6

We're using several of them jmowreader Mar 2014 #9

Who says we have thousands of drones? randome Mar 2014 #10

The Global Hawk would seem to be suitable for this work. FarCenter Mar 2014 #7

If they are not, they should be. (n/t) spin Mar 2014 #8