A Pioneer I remotely-piloted vehicle (RPV) is launched during a rocket-booster assisted takeoff from the stern of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The RPV, 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
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- 1986-11-01
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994
- Contributing Institution
- National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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- Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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- Magnetic DiskMagnetic Disk: Hard Drive
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. A Pioneer I remotely-piloted vehicle (RPV) is launched during a rocket-booster assisted takeoff from the stern of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The RPV, 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. 1986-11-01. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6422365. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (1986-11-01) A Pioneer I remotely-piloted vehicle (RPV) is launched during a rocket-booster assisted takeoff from the stern of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The RPV, 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. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6422365
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6422365>.