The secrecy of this surveillance is neither idle nor prosaic; places that do not appear on maps are also places that are often outside or above the rule of law. This process of manifestation creates a platform for re-examining the surveyed landscapes which we inhabit.
This is the Beechcraft RC-12X Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft. It's based on the civilian model Beechcraft Super King Air series utility aircraft.
In simple terms, the Guardrail is a flying eavesdropper. It's used by the US Army to intercept and listen in on enemy radio and cellular communications, and to use the information gathered to tactical advantage. The aircraft looks rather ungainly thanks to the fact that it's festooned with various antennae which feeds it's signal interception equipment
from facebook page 'battle machines post by ~clorox'
the snake eater support team turning out to be the founding members of the patriots is such an obvious retcon but it is also so genuinely funny to me that i can’t be mad at it