One would of thought that after 8 years in AFghanistan that intelligence would have been streamlined a while ago. Reuter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military in Afghanistan is more closely integrating intelligence-gathering operations as part of its new drive against Taliban insurgents, a senior defense official said Thursday.I have a feeling we'll be using a lot of the ran out of virgins pic with the expanded fleet.
Assistant Defense Secretary Michael Vickers told reporters data from unmanned drones and other aircraft, intercepted messages, ground troops and other sources were being consolidated into a unified effort for the first time.
Top U.S. military officials have credited a similar consolidated intelligence approach with helping to break the back of Sunni and Shi'ite insurgent groups in Iraq.[...]
He said the U.S. offensive would be backed by expanded fleets of unmanned aerial vehicles including Predator drones capable of air strikes on important targets.
The military is also building a large fleet of hunter-killer Reaper drones capable of extended periods of high-altitude surveillance.
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