Flight crewmen from fleet composite Squadron 6 (VC-6), RPV Detachment 1, perform pre-flight maintenance on a Pioneer I remotely-piloted vehicle (RPV) on the deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The RRV, which carries a stabilized television camera and a laser designator, is being tested aboard the IOWA as a basic gunfire support system 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)
Scene Camera Operator: JOCS James R. Guisti, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
16/09/1988
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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