Cryptome unveils Drone Photos

Drone Photos

In this March, 28, 2012, photo, an Arcti Copter 5 drone flies over a waterfront park in Berkeley, Calif. Interest in the domestic use of drones is surging among public agencies and private citizens alike, including a thriving subculture of amateur hobbyists, even as the prospect of countless tiny but powerful eyes circling in the skies raises serious privacy concerns. (Eric Risberg)

In this March, 28, 2012, photo, Mark Harrison, left, and Andreas Oesterer, right, watch as a Ritewing Zephyr II drone lifts off at a waterfront park in Berkeley, Calif. Interest in the domestic use of drones is surging among public agencies and private citizens alike, including a thriving subculture of amateur hobbyists, even as the prospect of countless tiny but powerful eyes circling in the skies raises serious privacy concerns. (Eric Risberg)

A quadrocopter drone equipped with a camera stands on display at the Zeiss stand on the first day of the CeBIT 2012 technology trade fair on March 6, 2012 in Hanover, Germany. CeBIT 2012, the world’s largest information technology trade fair, will run from March 6-10, and advances in cloud computing and security are major features this year. Getty

A drone equipped with cameras and sensors flies over a simulation of a contaminated area during a training exercise of a nuclear accident following an earthquake in the region of the nuclear site of Cadarache, January 17, 2012. Reuters

Israeli soldiers dismantle the Skylark drone during a drill on January 16, 2012 near Bat Shlomo, Israel. The Skylark can carry a camera payload of up to 1kg, has an operational calking of 15,000ft and allows users to monitor any designated point within a 15km radius. The Skylark unit consists of a ground control element and three drones, which provide battalion-level commanders with real-time information. Getty

A TV drone flies beside Canada’s Erick Guay during the second practice of the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup downhill race at the Lauberhorn in Wengen, January 12, 2012. Reuters

Advanced Defense Technology Centre engineer Fumiyuki Sato demonstrates his spherical observation drone at the opening of the annual Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo on October 20, 2011. The Japanese defence researcher has invented a spherical observation drone that can fly down narrow alleys, hover on the spot, take off vertically and bounce along the ground. Getty

President of French far-right party Front national (FN) and candidate for the 2012 French presidential election Marine Le Pen looks at a drone helicopter at the stand of French company Eden as she visits on October 19, 2011 in Paris, at the the France’s Milipol global security trade fair on October 18, 2011 in Paris. Milipol Paris 2011, welcoming more than 1,000 exhibiting companies from 43 countries, runs until October 21. Getty

This Sept. 2011 photo provided by Vanguard Defense Industries, shows a ShadowHawk drone with Montgomery County, Texas, SWAT team members. Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have been tracking and killing terrorists in the Middle East and Asia are being sought by police departments, border patrols, power companies, news organizations and others who want a bird?s-eye view. AP

A Pakistani villager holds a wreckage of a suspected surveillance drone which is crashed in Pakistani border town of Chaman along the Afghanistan border in Pakistan on Thursday, Aug 25, 2011. Suspected US surveillance drone crashes in Pakistan military area near border with Afghanistan. (Shah Khalid)

A maple seed is seen on the hand of Craig Stoneking, bottom, project manager at Lockheed Martin Advance Technology Laboratories, as engineer David Sharp holds the company’s new drone, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, in Southampton, N.J. The unmanned, one-winged flight machine is based on the flight of maple seeds that twirl down from trees during the spring. AP

Pakistani officials collect remains of a Pakistan Navy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which crashed outside an oil refinery in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. According to a Pakistan Navy official, the accident was caused by a bird hit. No casualties were reported. (Shakil Adil)

Dr. Gregory Parker, Micro Air Vehicle team leader, holds a small winged drone that resembles an insect, in the U.S. Air Force Micro Air Vehicles lab at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, July 11, 2011. The Micro Air Vehicles unit of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson AFB is developing small military drones, with the goal of making them so small that they resemble small birds and insects, including some that will have moving wings. The mission is to develop MAVs that can find, track and target adversaries while operating in complex urban environments. The engineers are using a variety of small helicopters and drones in the lab to develop the programs and software. Testing takes place in a controlled indoor lab where the team flies the MAVs and then gathers data to analyze for further development. Reuters

A model of an insect size U.S. Air Force drone is held by a member of the Micro Air Vehicles team of the Air Force Research Laboratory, which is developing small drones at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, July 11, 2011. Reuters

A computer controlled U.S. Air Force drone prepares to lift off for a test flight of in the Micro Air Vehicles lab at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, July 11, 2011. Reuters

This product image provided by Parrot, shows the AR.Drone. Parrot, a company known more for its Bluetooth hands-free car speakerphones, has launched a small, unmanned aircraft that can be controlled using an iPhone or another of Apple Inc.’s Wi-Fi-enabled gadgets, including the iPod Touch and the iPad.(Parrot)

This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (Lt. Col.. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force)

This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an unmanned drone used to patrol the U.S.-Canadian border. The planes, which are based out of North Dakota, are now venturing as far as Eastern Washington on their patrols. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Christian Riddle, left, and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Dante Galati secure a recovered Air Force BQM-74C Chukar III aerial target drone to a crane aboard USS Tortuga (LSD 46) after an at-sea exercise for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011 in the South China Sea June 11, 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katerine Noll/Released)

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) completes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 4, 2011. The UCAS-D program will demonstrate the capability of an autonomous, low-observable unmanned aircraft to perform carrier launches and recoveries. (DoD photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman/Released). Date Shot: 2/4/2011

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U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, and Spc. Nicholas Boxley, both combat engineers, from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, prepare the RQ-16A Tarantula Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, for operation, at Basra province, Iraq, Dec. 1, 2010. Although, T-Hawk requires a great deal of maintenance, the capabilities it provides are well worth the time spent. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Fumagalli/Released). Date Shot: 12/1/2010

Engineers, from left, Daniel Braun, Eric Sanchez and David Barney, with Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Systems Center Pacific, perform pre-deployment inspections on Littoral Battlespace Sensing Unmanned Undersea Vehicles aboard the oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) while portside in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 21, 2010. Each vehicle hosts a payload suite of sensors that will measure the physical characteristics of the water column as it routinely descends and ascends in the ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released). Date Shot: 10/21/2010

U.S. Navy Aerographer’s Mate Airman Alex Boston, left, and Aerographer’s Mate 3rd Class Ryan Thuecks, right, both assigned to the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center, and Ana Ziegler, with the Office of Naval Research, deploy an unmanned underwater vehicle during exercise Frontier Sentinel in the northern Atlantic Ocean June 9, 2010. The annual joint maritime homeland security exercise involved the Canadian navy, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, and federal, state, and local agencies in the detection, assessment and response to maritime security threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Wayne Stigstedt/Released). Date Shot: 6/9/2010

U.S. Navy Sonar Technician Surface 1st Class Bryson Menke and Mineman 3rd Class Michael Darcy, both stationed with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1, prepare to deploy an unmanned underwater vehicle April 22, 2010, in the Persian Gulf. EODMU-1 and USS Dextrous (MCM 13) are conducting drills. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ja’lon A. Rhinehart/Released). Date Shot: 4/22/2010

Danielle Bryant, right, an oceanographer from the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), establishes a satellite connection to the Glider Operations Center at NAVOCEANO before launching the seaglider unmanned underwater vessel from the Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson (T-AGS 63) March 24, 2010, in the Atlantic Ocean. The vessel is designed to collect physical oceanography data in deep water. Henson is under way off the coast of Fortaleza, Brazil, for Oceanographic-Southern Partnership Station 2010 conducting survey demonstrations with the Brazilian Directorate of Hydrograph and Navigation. Oceanographic-Southern Partnership Station is an oceanographic surveying and information exchange program between subject matter experts with partner nations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lily Daniels/Released). Date Shot: 3/24/2010

U.S. Navy Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Brad Goss, right, and Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Anthony Craig, left, from the Littoral Combat Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare (LCS ASW) Mission Package detachment, operate an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in the waters of the Narragansett Bay, R.I., Feb. 16, 2010. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport is developing the USV for future LCS ASW operations. (U.S. Navy photo/Released). Date Shot: 2/16/2010

U.S. Navy Mineman Seaman James Raper pushes the mine neutralization vehicle (MNV) of the mine countermeasures ship USS Defender (MCM 2) into its cradle Nov. 24, 2009, in the Yellow Sea. An MNV is a remote-controlled, unmanned submarine that uses a video camera to confirm the presence of underwater mines. Defender is participating in exercise Clear Horizon, an annual exercise conducted with the Republic of Korea Navy, that is one of the largest international mine counter-measures exercises in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin/Released). Date Shot: 11/24/2009

The U.S Air Force Academy’s Viking 300 aircraft, an unmanned aerial system, flies over Camp Red Devil at Fort Carson, Colo., July 22, 2009. The Air Force Academy is the first military service academy to begin integrating unmanned aerial systems into its curriculum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Kaplan/Released). Date Shot: 7/23/2009

An Unmanned Little Bird helicopter, a smaller version of the manned A/MH-6M Little Bird helicopter, is tested and evaluated by personnel from the U.S. Marine Corps’ Warfighting Laboratory at Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Va., June 16, 2009, in Bridgeport, Calif., during Javelin Thrust-09. Marine Forces Reserve, headquartered in New Orleans, is conducting Javelin Thrust-09 at six locations throughout the Western United States. The combined arms exercise showcases a range of combat and logistics capabilities and allows leaders to assess the operational readiness of participating units. More than 2,000 reserve- and active-component Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen are training simultaneously in support of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer Keith A. Stevenson/Released). Date Shot: 6/16/2009

Dirk D. Reum, a robotic systems engineer, conducts a systems check of a robotic unmanned ground vehicle (RUGV) June 13, 2009, in Hawthorne, Nev., before making it available for test training with U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, during exercise Javelin Thrust 2009. The RUGV has a payload capacity of 1,400 pounds. Javelin Thrust showcases a wide range of combat and logistics capabilities, and allows leaders to assess the operational readiness of participating units. More than 3,000 reserve and active component Marines and members of the Navy, Army and Air National Guard will train during the combined arms exercise at six locations throughout the Western United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Keith A. Stevenson/Released). Date Shot: 6/13/2009

The Heron TP medium altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle takes off from Comalapa International Airport in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 21, 2009, during a counter drug operations support mission. The Heron is part of an unmanned aircraft system deployed to El Salvador to support Project Monitoreo, a month-long evaluation initiative to assess the suitability of using unmanned aircraft for counterdrug missions in the United States Southern Command area. (U.S. Army photo by Jose Ruiz/Released). Date Shot: 5/21/2009

The U.S. Navy and Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. demonstrate a fully autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) near Fort Monroe, Va., Jan. 14, 2009. The USV uses its autonomous maritime navigation systems to patrol and detect intruders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released). Date Shot: 1/14/2009

U.S. Navy Lt. Timothy Stanford, a graduate student at University of Wisconsin, tests his Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle (AUV) prior to competing in the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Society International’s (AUVSI) 11th annual competition in San Diego, Calif., Aug. 1, 2008. AUVSI, in cooperation with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, hosts the event to encourage young engineers and scientists to consider careers developing AUV technologies for the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian Gaines/Released). Date Shot: 8/1/2008

Fox News reporter Phil Keating interviews U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Dishman, the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office 262 Program Manager, in front of the Skyship 600 blimp at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., July 10, 2008. The lighter-than-air vehicle is in Key West for six weeks to conduct a series of maritime surveillance evaluations. The joint airship experiment between the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard emphasizes the cooperative strategy for 21st century seapower among the sea services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rachel McMarr/Released). Date Shot: 7/10/2008

An unmanned aerial vehicle’s Predator Hellfire missile is shown on a simulator’s virtual camera at the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, Calif., June 25, 2008. As the U.S. military scrambles to get more robotic warplanes like the Predator drone aloft, it is confronting an unexpected adversary: human error. (Damian Dovarganes)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates learns how to operate an unmanned ground vehicle during a tour of the future combat systems facility at Fort Bliss, Texas, May 1, 2008. (Department of Defense photo by Cherie Cullen/Released). Date Shot: 5/1/2008

A Condor unmanned aerial vehicle sits on top of its carrying case before flying during Atlantic Strike V at the air-ground training complex in Avon Park, Fla., April 17, 2007. Atlantic Strike is a U.S. Central Command Air Forces initiative and the only joint, tactical-level, urban, close air support training event dedicated to supporting the war on terror. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Otero) (Released). Date Shot: 4/17/2007

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) show the US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) the “Silver Fox” Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED). Date Shot: 7/16/2006

Engineers check the structure after the test flights of the Navy-built Guardian Griffin unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The flights demonstrated its capability to support U.S. joint forces with missions ranging from convoy escort and port security to combat patrol. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. John Joyce (RELEASED). Date Shot: 5/18/2006

The Proteus aircraft takes off from Mojave Airfield near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on May 9, 2006. It carries the pod that eventually will contain the radar that will be used on the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle. A year of testing, that will be conducted by the 851st Electronic Testing Group, will begin in September once the radar is installed on Proteus. (U.S. Air Force photo) (Released). Date Shot: 5/9/2006

Northrop Grumman’s RQ-8A Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) test fires the second of two Mark (MK) 66 2.75-inch unguided rockets during weapons testing at Arizona’s Yuma Proving Grounds. The Fire Scout has the ability to autonomously take off and land from any aviation-capable warship and at unprepared landing zones, with an on-station endurance of over four hours. The Fire Scout system is capable of continuous operations, providing coverage at 110 nautical miles from the launch site. Utilizing a baseline payload that includes electro-optical/infrared sensors and a laser rangefinder/designator the Fire Scout can find and identify tactical targets, track and designate targets, accurately provide targeting data to strike platforms, employ precision weapons, and perform battle damage assessment. Photographer’s Name: TIM PAYNTER, CIV. Date Shot: 7/25/2005

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patrick Vasquez, a Force Protection Airborne Surveillance System (FPASS) operator from the 99th Security Forces Group, prepares to release a Desert Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle during an urban warfare training at Indian Springs Auxiliary Air Field, Nev., on May 4, 2005. The Desert Hawk gives real-time video surveillance to FPASS operators who in turn are able to instantly relay enemy force locations to the troops in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca) (Released). Date Shot: 5/4/2005

A U.S. Air Force BQM-167A Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is launched from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Dec. 22, 2004. The BQM-167A is powered by a ventrally mounted turbojet engine. It can be air or ground launched, and can carry the full range of current target payloads, including radar enhancers, countermeasures, scoring devices, and towed targets. (USAF Photo by Bruce Hoffman, CIV) (Released). Date Shot: 12/22/2004

A Boeing ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sits on top of a table during a demonstration at Indian Springs Auxiliary Field, N.V., on Dec. 18, 2004. The U.S. military uses the four-foot-long UAV as a forward observer to monitor enemy concentrations, vehicle and personnel movement, buildings and terrain in Iraq. (USAF Photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J.Gruenwald) (Released). Date Shot: 12/18/2004 [Engine and propeller unit is rotated 90-degrees for service.]

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Mark LaVille, the Scan Eagle Project manager from Boeing Corporation, and Brett Kelley, a support engineer with the Insitu Group also from Boeing, uses an electronic blower to cool the engine of a Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle during an urban warfare exercise at Indian Springs Auxiliary Air Field, Nev., on May 4, 2005. Scan Eagle flies at low altitudes while taking video surveillance and it feeds images directly to security forces personnel in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca) (Released). Date Shot: 5/4/2005

U.S. Air Force maintenance personnel prepare to push Global Hawk Air Vehicle Number 3 (AV-3) into its hanger after its 400th mission at an undisclosed location in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Nov. 8, 2004. The Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle designed for surveillance and reconnaissance. (USAF Photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson) (Released). Date Shot: 11/8/2004

An AGM-114 Hellfire missile hung on the rail of an US Air Force (USAF) MQ-1L Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is inscribed with, “IN MEMORY OF HONORABLE RONALD REAGAN.” Photographer’s Name: TSGT SCOTT REED, USAF. Date Shot: 6/10/2004

Tracked and wheeled versions of the Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicles (TUGV) take a forward position to determine security of the area. The Gladiators are taking part in a live fire exercise with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines (1/2), Bravo Company (B CO), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), at Range 400 aboard Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTF-TC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Photographer’s Name: LCPL PATRICK GREEN, USMC. Date Shot: 1/14/2004

Lt. Col. George Biondi, Director of Operations for the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, flies this QF-4 “Rhino” as a safety chase on the wing of a remote-controlled unmanned QF-4 “Rhino” full-scale aerial target drone after a Combat Archer Air-to-Air Weapons System Evaluation Program mission over the Gulf of Mexico. The QF-4 Phantom II, affectionately known as the “Rhino”, is used as a threat-representative unmanned target for live-fire test and evaluation missions. It maintains the basic flight envelope capabilities of the original F-4, and can also be flown manned for workup and remote controller training missions. United States Air Force QF-4’s are flown by the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida and Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Michael Ammons) (Released). Date Shot: 9/16/2003

A VMU-2’s Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) is ready for launch off a Pneumatic Launcher on the desert floor. Photographer’s Name: LCPL RICHARD W. COURT, USAF. Date Shot: 3/9/2003

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Vern Clark listens to Steve Castelin of NAVSEA Coastal Systems Station, as he talks about the future of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) such as the Blue Fin currently displayed on Nov. 26, 2002. The CNO is in Panama City, Fla., to see new technology hardware and to visit with local area community leaders. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Johnny Bivera) (RELEASED). Date Shot: 11/26/2002

A RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, NV sits in a maintenance bunker at a forward operating airbase in the ENDURING FREEDOM area. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition and is in Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Photographer’s Name: CWO2 William D. Crow, USMC. Date Shot: 2/14/2002

Operations Specialist 1st Class Guy Hurkmans of Escanaba, Mich., assigned to Destroyer Squadron 50 (DESRON50), Naval Support Activity, Bahrain manually launches an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) during a flight test that is being conducted in support of Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) on Jan. 6, 2002. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Ted Banks) (Released). Date Shot: 1/6/2002

Army personnel walkout and position the Hunter UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for takeoff at Petrovec Airfield, Skopje, Macedonia, in support of TASK FORCE HARVEST. The role of TASK FORCE HARVEST is to collect arms and ammunition voluntarily turned over by ethnic Albanian insurgents, and thereby helps to build confidence in the broader peace process suggested by the President of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Hunter UAV plays a key role in helping NATO troops by surveying and looking for any changes in the local area that might hinder the peacekeeping mission. Photographer’s Name: SSGT JOCELYN M. BROUSSARD, USAF. Date Shot: 9/13/2001

The new Dragon Eye Unmanned Arial Reconnaissance Vehicle sits partially disassembled prior to a demonstration given to commanders during Kernal Blitz Experimental aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., on June 23, 2001. The Dragon Eye is controlled line of site via computer and can transmit real time video imagery back to the operator. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. John Vannucci) (Released) Date Shot: 6/23/2001

The Global Hawk heads back towards its hanger after doing preflight checks before going on a twenty four hour mission out of Edinburgh Air Force Base in Adelaide, South Australia, in support of Exercise Tandem Thrust. The Global Hawk is a jet powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) designed as a Reconnaissance and Surveillance vehicle with a wing span equal to a Boeing 737, flying at altitudes of up to 65,000 feet for more than 24 hours and capable of searching an area of more than 40,000 square miles. The Global Hawk is deployed to Australia from April to June 2001, flying more than a dozen missions. These missions will include sorties in support of Tandem Thrust as well as maritime, littoral, land surveillance and stand off reconnaissance capabilities. The Global Hawk completed its first successful maiden flight in February 1998. Currently there are five U.S. Air Force Global Hawks which have logged over 60 flights and have clocked more than 600 hours, with it’s biggest challenge to date the non-stop Trans-Pacific flight from Edwards AFB CA to Edinburgh AFB South Australia. Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001 is a combined United States and Australian military training exercise. This biennial exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of Exercise Tandem Thrust is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. Photograph CLEARED FOR RELEASE by Lt. Col .Pat Bolibrzuch, Australian Deployment Commander, Global Hawk Program Office and Wing Commander Brett Newell, Deputy Director Emerging Systems, Aerospace Development Branch. U.S. Navy Photo by PH3 J. Smith (Released). Photographer’s Name: PH3 JENNIFER A. SMITH. Date Shot: 5/13/2001

The Broad-area Unmanned Responsive Resupply Operations (BURRO) is used in conjunction with the Slice Multi-Task Boat (only flight deck is seen) for providing over the horizon sea-based logistics. The BURRO (also known as the KAMAN K-1200 K-MAX Helicopter) is also used for resupplying ships at sea. It is currently on the flightdeck of the Slice Boat (Prototype) at Coast Guard Island in Oakland, California, due to its participation in Fleet Battle Experiment Echo. Also seen in the frame is a right side front view of the U.S. Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, USCGC SHERMAN, (WHEC-720). This mission is in direct support of Urban Warrior ’99. Photographer’s Name: LCPL Christopher L. Vallee. Date Shot: 3/19/1999

The Navtec, Incorporated Owl MKII Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) glides stealthly through the waters of Mile Hammock Bay, New River during a demonstration to highlight it’s marine reconnaissance capabilities to the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) ’98 participants. The Owl MKII is funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and is remote-controlled from a small shoreline control station by Brad Dowling, a Navtec, Inc. electronics engineer, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) ’98. Photographer’s Name: LCPL T.A. Pope, USMC. Date Shot: 5/14/1998

The Dragon Drone Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was on display at the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE 1 (Limited Objective Experiment 1). Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory’s series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. Photographer’s Name: Sgt. Jason J. Bortz. Date Shot: 1/23/1998

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). A “Night Owl”, or RQ-2A Pioneer, surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is launched from its twin rail catapult mounted on a 5-ton truck. This launch is conducted by the Cherry Point Marine Base, Squadron-2, part of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) 5-97 at Airfield Seagle. Photographer’s Name: LCPL E. J. Young. Date Shot: 4/14/1997

A close up front view of the fuselage section from the wreckage of a Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) laying on a hillside in the Russian sector of the Multinational Division North (MDN) area of operations. Photographer’s Name: SSG Edward W. Nino. Date Shot: 10/1/1996

A civilian contractor tests the unmanned submersible Deep Drone aboard a US Navy ship. The sonar device is being used during salvage operations for downed Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL 007). The commercial jet was shot down by Soviet aircraft over Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Japan on August 30, 1983. All 269 passengers and crewmen were killed. PH1 Fel Barbante, USN

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