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$26 of Software Defeats American Military
reporter writes "A computer program that can be easily purchased for $25.95 off the Internet can read and store the data transmitted on an unsecured channel by an unmanned drone. Drones are crucial to American military operations, for these aerial vehicles enable Washington to conduct war with a reduced number of soldiers. '... the intercepts could give America's enemies battlefield advantages by removing the element of surprise from certain missions and making it easier for insurgents to determine which roads and buildings are under US surveillance.'"
Ethereal(wireshark was renamed ages ago you know) UI is somewhat limited for such use but perhaps its back end combined with some video detection code and some say python UI could provide the tools quite quickly.
If you're referring to Afghanistan, the US didn't pick that fight.
Sure. Everyone knows that it was Afghanistan attacking and invading US.