Manhunt Inc: Firm 'Tags' terrorists for Special Ops

[DarrinS]

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/blackbird-tracking-tech/all/1

[LnGrrrR]

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/blackbird-tracking-tech/all/1

Aside from the whole "ethics of hiring mercenaries", that kit sounds like a bad-ass piece of tech.

The Air Force is really pushing "Cyberspace" ops, and I'm sure there will be even more melding between the cyber and intel guys before I get out. Comm is infiltrating more and more career fields. (No pun intended.)

[LnGrrrR]

Also, the article tries to tie Blackbird to a lot of unsavory business contacts, but I didn't see anything unsavory about Blackbird themselves.

An update: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/01/military-outsources-hostage-rescue-to-virginia-firm/

I found this interesting:



In addition, the military expects Blackbird to provide everything from “crisis action planning” to “non-attributable internet research.”


That's almost assuredly government speak for hacking/backdooring/cyber attacks/etc etc.

[DarrinS]

Sounds like a cool company to work for.