UAV Drones
UAV Drones
UAV Drones
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History of <strong>Drones</strong><br />
AQM-34 Ryan Firebee, 1964-1975<br />
• Air-launched and controlled from a<br />
host airplane<br />
• 34,000 recon missions performed<br />
over SouthEast Asia<br />
• Reliable: 83% used in the Vietnam<br />
War were reused multiple times<br />
Pioneer, 1980’s<br />
• USA acquired 20 from Israel; first<br />
modern <strong>UAV</strong> in their fleet<br />
• Designed to take off from carriers or<br />
crude runways<br />
• Provided recon on mobile highpriority<br />
targets<br />
http://science.howstuffworks.com/reaper1.htm<br />
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spiesfly/uavs_09.html<br />
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spiesfly/uavs_14.html
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