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AUSA Winter 2010: US to expand aerial platform capabilities against IEDs

26th February 2010 - 10:50 GMT | by Scott Gourley in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

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With the expansion of the IED threat in Afghanistan, US defense planners are preparing to enhance some of its specialized airborne surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

Speaking to the media at this week’s Association of the US Army (AUSA) Winter Symposium and Exposition in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Lieutenant General Michael Oates, Director, Joint Improved Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) observed, “There are a range of airborne surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in theater.”

“ODIN [as an example], in an Army organization that was born in Iraq and is now also available in Afghanistan,” he explained. “It is partnered with an Air Force

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Scott Gourley is a US-based writer on defence and security issues. A former US Army …

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