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Isaac Viera
Hello Class,
In 1999 the F-117A Nighthawk stealth aircraft was at the time considered the first stealth aircraft which was stated to be "low observable, not invisible" this aircraft was shot down in Serbia in airspace that did not have any high tech aerial defense system. Many were surprised to see that the aircraft could be locked onto and destroyed.
I believe that an instance like this would cause the military and engineering companies to see that even stealth aircraft would be able to be shot down depending on what type of anti-air system is in place in the airspace an aircraft is flying. And with this, some airplanes would be able to design aircraft in an unmanned format versus designing aircraft that would need a traditional pilot on board. I believe that with this event, it was understood that nothing was considered 100% stealth, and anything could be shot down given an opportunity and the technology to do so. Having an unmanned aircraft versus a local pilot flown aircraft will help prevent casualties as even if the aircraft is shot down, the pilot would be able to remain safe in a remote location where they would be flying the aircraft through modern remote piloting systems.
References:
https://web.archive.org/web/19990910071026/http://usatoday.com/news/index/kosovo/koso096.htm (Links to an external site.)
https://web.archive.org/web/20090415224243/http://www.defenceaviation.com/2007/02/how-was-f-117-shot-down-part-2.html
Tabitha
Class,
Typically, when most of us think of drones, we think of the modern day, remote controlled, sleek technology. However, upon doing some initial research on drone history, it becomes clear that the use of unmanned aircraft stems much farther back and to far more rudimentary technology. One of the propelling events for the increased usage and popularity of this unmanned technology was the Vietnam War. Over this 20-year war period, the United States military facilitated the deployment of reconnaissance UAVs on a massive scale. There was a general recognition that the use of drones for reconnaissance purposes among other missions, was a much safer avenue for gaining intel over hostile territories. A decrease in pilot deaths supported that sentiment and so further investments were made into this technology. Pictured below is the Vietnam Era Teledyne Ryan AQM-34L Firebee. This remotely piloted aircraft flew low-level photo-reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam. An invaluable asset, the AQM-34 series was developed from the unmanned BQM-34A target aircraft
