This is a different kind of war, when a Predator drone’s infrared footage of an Anti-IED Action ends up online:
One of the ways we’ve come up with to limit the number of IED (roadside bombs) attacks is to monitor our most heavily traveled areas using Predators. They are very quiet and fly high enough so that they can’t be heard or seen. And because they don’t have a pilot, they can fly over 24 hours at a time.In this video, a Predator comes upon 3 insurgents planting an IED. It then contacts a nearby F-16 who then drops a 500 lb bomb on them.
At least an overzealous patriot didn’t put the whole thing to a hard-rock soundtrack.
(Hat tip to Todd.)