HISTROY AND DESCRIPTION OF MARINE CORPS BATTALION LANDING TEAM AERIAL DRONE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM.

Abstract

This is a brief summary of the concept for a Marine Corps battalion landing team aerial drone reconnaissance system. A short-range, simple, low- cost, light-weight reconnaissance system is developed that could be operated by two marines. A feasibility study was later amended to include the design, fabrication, and flight test of two research models of the proposed aircraft with a camera payload. A pneumatic, catapult-type launcher was also designed, fabricated, and tested. Many successful flights have been made, excellent aerial photographs taken, and drones recovered undamaged repeatedly, by parachute. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 1963
Accession Number
AD0344655

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cameras
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radar

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs