[botjunkie.com] These days, even the Pope needs a little more than just the standard
amount of protection from the heavens. And he’s got it, in France
anyway, courtesy of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company Eagle I MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) UAVs. The Eagle 1s
were on station when the Pope visited Lourdes last week, ready to
intervene in case of emergency. The robotic surveillance aircraft
aren’t currently equipped to toss lightning bolts, but they can use
their laser designators to call down some slightly less dramatic but
(if I may say so) potentially more effective punishments, such as air
to ground missiles. Sinners beware.
Source: http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/09/22/french-uavs-protect-pope-from-above/
