Comments on: Hacked Drones

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:27:20 +0000

The problem with encrypting video is not lag time. There is already substantial lag in the transmission via satellite. The issue is that the video is already a bandwidth hog and with multiple UAV’s transmitting through one/two comm satelitte’s encryption of that signal could overwhelm the channel. Everything requires trade-offs and in this case to allow encrypted control channels the video feeds were left un-encrypted. As a private pilot that has flown over cities and open land I can agree that without distinct markers looking down on the land scape would give little information about the exact target of the video.

By: Alo Konsen

Alo Konsen — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:29:07 +0000

Y’know, they try really hard to recruit us tall fellers. So’s we can wade ashore if our cutter sinks.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:50:57 +0000

Remind me not to tangle with Hooligans….I’m getting (hell I AM) too old for that stuff….

By: oldskydog

oldskydog — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:20:00 +0000

Hey, I resemble that remark.
23+ years USCG and almost 5 of that with the USN.
My callsign in VT-27 was “Hooligan”.
We can’t all be square jawed, steely eyed fighter pilots and are fairly comfortable in our own skins.

By: Mongo

Mongo — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:55:53 +0000

Give it a few weeks and it’ll be all over YouTube…at least for a day or so.

By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:43:01 +0000

What Steve C. said. Dang, I would love to watch some deserving person get his! Unlike First Manassas, we wouldn’t have spectators clogging the roads.