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Remotely Driven VBIED in Syria

Thanks to Matt Fanning for pointing me towards this video.  While not necessarily “new” it is emblematic of the new generation of suicide attacks which rather than relying on human beings as a platform for terminal guidance, will instead use drones to vector in on their targets.  I’ve been told previously that the Colombians were doing this over a decade ago and would even put dummies in the driver’s seat because security forces would be on the look out for driverless vehicles heading towards their checkpoint…

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Thanks to Matt Fanning for pointing me towards this video.  While not necessarily “new” it is emblematic of the new generation of suicide attacks which rather than relying on human beings as a platform for terminal guidance, will instead use drones to vector in on their targets.  I’ve been told previously that the Colombians were doing this over a decade ago and would even put dummies in the driver’s seat because security forces would be on the look out for driverless vehicles heading towards their checkpoint…

Main Photo: Courtesy of Major K

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Jack served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group. Having left the military in 2010, he graduated from Columbia with a BA in political science. Murphy is the author of Reflexive Fire, Target Deck, Direct Action, and Gray Matter Splatter. His memoir, "Murphy's Law" is due for a 2019 release and can be pre-ordered now.

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