A Pioneer I remotely-piloted vehicle (RPV) is caught in a recovery net erected on the stern of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The RPV, which carries a stabilized televison camera and a laser designator, is operated aboard the IOWA for basis gunfire support with over-the-horizon targeting and reconnaissance capabilities. The system may be operated out to a range of 110 miles from the battleship surface group and has an endurance of eight hours
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USS Iowa (BB 61)
Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/12/1986
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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