Harris Corporation 7800T.
August 25th, 2009
Receiving UAV imagery from a concealed position.
19 August, 2009.
Location: Highly Classified. However, it was HOT and full of sand. There was no Starbucks here, if you know what I mean.
Mission: Creating images to support the Harris 7800T, a ruggedized, handheld, encrypted communications system designed for hard-core military use.
Featured Technology: Included a top-secret monocle that would link a ground-based soldier to a tiny, man-launched UAV, giving him a birds-eye view of the battleground. Ultra-cool!
My assistant, Amy Millert, (like Miller with a T,) and I HALO dropped into the location in the ink-black of a moonless night, closely followed by a treetop-level C-130 cargo drop containing our Profoto 7B kit, a few C-stands, and the rest of the gear we needed to survive, including a 3-pound bag of Almond M&M’s. Fortunately, during the entire mission, the only casualty was the M&M bag. Didn’t even make it through the first morning. Damn the heat.
I’m not really at liberty to say who we worked with, or exactly what it was we were doing, but I can share these few pictures that have been De-classified.
I owe a great deal of thanks to Dave, Chris, and Spencer for their help in this mission, and for all the others they have completed. You guys are the very best!
Chris launches the UAV while Spencer handles rear security.
Specialist Millert tends to HALO jump in bright colors and stylish shades.
Camera: Canon EOS 1DS Mark 3.
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