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Sunday, March 22, 2009

RAF bomb the Taliban from 8,000 miles away

MQ-9 ReaperAt the flick of a switch, the RAF Reaper device's deadly arsenal of laser-guided 500lb bombs and hellfire missiles can destroy an enemy stronghold in seconds.

Reaper's array of sensors can detect improvised explosive devices, eavesdrop on mobile phones and monitor Taliban activity in virtually all weathers, by day and night.

Unlike other RAF aircraft operating in Afghanistan, however, the Reaper MQ-9 is "flown" from 8,000 miles away in darkened control rooms at the United States' Creech Air Force Base in the desert in Nevada, United States.

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