Ok.....I'm new here, and not very knowledgeable in the military field.....however, I am well educated, and know that the US Military ALWAYS has something up it's sleeve. Is it not POSSIBLE that a new drone is seeing it's first real combat testing??? "IF" this is the case, and it's the first real combat testing, is it protocol for ALL Canadian soldiers to be notified of new weaponry by an allied country? Or would they only notify the soldiers that would be directly involved with the testing....ie: soldiers in the field where the weapon will be tested??? Knowing what the US is like, I would assume that they would want to keep it as quiet as possible, so that if it doesn't work, the entire world isn't watching it fail on live TV or something... I did a quick search on Google on the x-45 and found some really interesting information on this craft, and though there are no new articles on Boeing's website, it appears as though as of 2005, these new UCAV's passed all of thier testing (performed at Edward's Airforce Base) with flying colors. Here's the site I did most of my reading on.....
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/x-45/index.html
Basically, I'd like to know what reasons those of you who are in the Forces, have for not believing this "report"? (Other than "Haven't seen it with my own two eyes.") What is military protocol for informing current non combatantants (those of you who aren't stationed in the warzone where the testing will take place) about new technology? For example, how were the Canadian Forces notified about the Stealth? Before, or after it's first successfull mission in Panama? And, if you were notified before the mission, do you have factual evidence that it was NEVER used in combat prior to Panama? (just looking for a yes or no answer on that last question....not fishing for classified information.)
Thanks in advance for enlightening me.