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How Rebels Libyans Bought A Miniature Unmanned Aircraft On The Internet
Although the rebels in Libya this week held its advantage in the capital, Tripoli, only a few weeks ago, they had a problem. Weapons and poorly trained, various opposition forces in Libya have been the subject of mercy - if not hostile - the reports of journalists who cover their efforts to move forward and keep ground forces apparently discontent against Gaddafi professionals who were trained more and better equipped.
Of course, the rebels turned to the Internet for help. In June, members of the National Transitional Council Libyans were "web search", The New York Times, where information was found on a surveillance drone - "essentially a small four-rotor helicopter that hangs an image stabilizer platform of days it takes - and night vision cameras "- performed by laboratories Aeryon Waterloo, Ontario.
This is how Charles Barlow, a former Canadian official who served with the United Nations in Syria, was in a boat Misrata, Libya, in July, delivering a surveillance drone in miniature for the rebels. (Photo by Barlow to take the port of Misrata July 16 is shown at right.)
"What was happening in [the Libyan rebels], they had to lower the streets, fired and lost people on the street," said Barlow, now President of the Security Zariba, Ottawa, Canada-based company that works closely with the Manufacturer drone Aeryon laboratories. Barlow's envoy spoke Thursday. "They wanted to see, where Gadhafi troops so they do not end up driving directly to them."
The rebels first tried a number of different methods to obtain better visibility of the battlefield. "They have asked NATO to the image. NATO could not foresee that was considered too sensitive," said Barlow. Then install a toy helicopter and attached to a camera, but did not work.
"So they began to look around the drones - the children - that he could be a pilot."
Unlike the Predator drones flying over the United States in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere, which are equipped with sophisticated weapons that can attack the terrorists, allegedly hid the miniature aircraft in air browser does not have a weapons system. It does not require an airport to take off, you can start from, say, the roof of a car. It is essentially a flight without a crew. It weighs about 3 pounds. It can also fly about 2 miles.
The cost? Approximately $ 100,000 to $ 200,000, Barlow said, "but much depends" on the situation, he added, explaining that the mitigating factors, the speed with which the client needs the unit, how they buy, and if it is a drone that thermal cameras that are able to see at night.
(Asked if additional charges if it is committed to providing drones in a war zone, Barlow said he did.) A number of bureaucratic obstacles were also overcome the transaction approved. Canadian companies are required to obtain an export license from the Canadian government. The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs had to determine whether the equipment can be legally made available to the Libyan opposition coalition, the National Transitional Council (CNT).
"It all started with the official representative of the NTC for Canada," wants to buy drone, Barlow said the envoy. "And we checked with [the Canadian Department of] Foreign Affairs, if it were a real person. We have guys that are really NTC."
After Canada recognized the rebels as a responsible government of Libya has had no more legal impediments, Barlow said.
So in July, Barlow began, "18-hour trip from the port of Malta, Misurata, Libya is a former South Korean fishing vessel chartered by the rebels," as The New York Times.
Barlow spent two days teaching team of the besieged city of Libya, the rebels how to use the drone.
It called the remarks of the Libyan freedom fighters, Barlow said he has met and trained a dozen, none of them were soldiers, but said they had no choice but to fight. An example was, until recently, medical technician, whose hospital was destroyed when Gadhafi troops attacked the city. He no longer works. "So he took the gun and went to fight," said Barlow. "He knew that if young Gaddafi is back in town, they are burned."
"The kids I met were fighting because they had absolutely no choice," Barlow told The Messenger. "They are not there to fight a guy in particular ... Guys, I found the fight on the front are embarrassed that they were fighting for all the other Libyans."
Is the Libyan opposition is to place more orders for the drones? "Now that the rebels have largely won," said Barlow, "they have higher priorities. Likes to rebuild hospitals"
Of course, the rebels turned to the Internet for help. In June, members of the National Transitional Council Libyans were "web search", The New York Times, where information was found on a surveillance drone - "essentially a small four-rotor helicopter that hangs an image stabilizer platform of days it takes - and night vision cameras "- performed by laboratories Aeryon Waterloo, Ontario.
"What was happening in [the Libyan rebels], they had to lower the streets, fired and lost people on the street," said Barlow, now President of the Security Zariba, Ottawa, Canada-based company that works closely with the Manufacturer drone Aeryon laboratories. Barlow's envoy spoke Thursday. "They wanted to see, where Gadhafi troops so they do not end up driving directly to them."
"So they began to look around the drones - the children - that he could be a pilot."
Unlike the Predator drones flying over the United States in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere, which are equipped with sophisticated weapons that can attack the terrorists, allegedly hid the miniature aircraft in air browser does not have a weapons system. It does not require an airport to take off, you can start from, say, the roof of a car. It is essentially a flight without a crew. It weighs about 3 pounds. It can also fly about 2 miles.
(Asked if additional charges if it is committed to providing drones in a war zone, Barlow said he did.) A number of bureaucratic obstacles were also overcome the transaction approved. Canadian companies are required to obtain an export license from the Canadian government. The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs had to determine whether the equipment can be legally made available to the Libyan opposition coalition, the National Transitional Council (CNT).
After Canada recognized the rebels as a responsible government of Libya has had no more legal impediments, Barlow said.
So in July, Barlow began, "18-hour trip from the port of Malta, Misurata, Libya is a former South Korean fishing vessel chartered by the rebels," as The New York Times.
Barlow spent two days teaching team of the besieged city of Libya, the rebels how to use the drone.
"The kids I met were fighting because they had absolutely no choice," Barlow told The Messenger. "They are not there to fight a guy in particular ... Guys, I found the fight on the front are embarrassed that they were fighting for all the other Libyans."
Is the Libyan opposition is to place more orders for the drones? "Now that the rebels have largely won," said Barlow, "they have higher priorities. Likes to rebuild hospitals"
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