Drone War in Vietnam
Warfare
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Unmanned Reconnaissance System
The ryon aeronautical lightning bug was unarmed for the duration of the vinam war. The mode one forty seven performed reconnaissance missions, leaflet dropping, propaganda missions, decoy missions and electronic intelligence. In 19 60, the soviet union shot down a manned u two spyplane operated by the c i a. If you shoot down a u two and capture the pilot, the pilot is not only a symbol of your intrusion, but he's a bargaining chip. So it was in the early sixties that some officers inside the pentagon brain stormed the idea of converting a target drone into a reconnaissance drone.
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