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The largest UAVs in Vietnam were the 147T, TE, and TF (Military model AQM-34P, 34Q, and 34R). These machines were 30' long, and had 32' wing spans, with 2,800 lb thrust engines. These flew 28, 268, and 216 combat sorties respectively; of which 23 AQM-34Q drones were lost, AQM-34R machines were destroyed, and 6 AQM-34P models never made it home ...
The Phantoms were no longer attacking the UAV, they were now the targets. [9] The UAVs had been able to pull and hold 6 Gs within three seconds of receiving the command, and still maintain altitude. The Phantoms were unable to maintain track on the UAV, but fired their air-to-air missiles anyway, receiving no hits. [10]
Drug cartels have used UAVs to transport contraband, sometimes using GPS-guided UAVs. [108] From 2013 and 2015, UAVs were observed delivering items into prisons on at least four occasions in the United States while four separate but similar incidents occurred in Ireland, Britain, Australia and Canada as well.
In addition to delivering physical medical supplies, drones used in DEMS are often equipped with high-definition cameras and sensors, providing live video feeds and biometric data to emergency responders. This allows healthcare professionals to assess the situation remotely and guide on-site interventions before physical responders arrive. [9]
This was the first time that tactical UAVs that could be launched and landed on any short runway (unlike the heavier jet-based UAVs) were developed and tested in battle. [57] In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israel used UAVs as decoys to spur opposing forces into wasting expensive anti-aircraft missiles. [58]
The first use of armed UAVs was in 2001, in which an MQ-1 Predator was used to carry anti-tank missiles into Afghanistan, controlled by the Central Intelligence Agency. [2] Until 2006, flight hours by UAVs were not logged, though the DoD now states that millions of UAV flight hours have been logged. [3]
The UAVs had altitude problems in the Andes, leading to plans to make a UAV blimp. [60] In Jordan, UAVs were used to discover evidence of looted archaeological sites. [61] In September 2014, UAVs were used for 3D mapping of the above-ground ruins of Aphrodisias and the Gallo-Roman remains in Switzerland. [62] [63]
The Soviet Red Army used remotely-controlled teletanks during the 1930s in the Winter War and early stage of World War II. There were also remotely-controlled cutters and experimental remotely-controlled planes in the Red Army. Remote-control vehicles are used in law enforcement and military engagements for some of the same reasons.