Posted by
Bull 67 on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:43:27 AM
USAF's newest jet-powered UAS, the Avenger...circa 2010+??
German's oldest jet powered UAS, the Vegeance-1, circa 1944
Before the era of GPS, INS, and the microprocessor the jet powered V-1 flew across a continent with enough accuracy to place it over a designated city and perform a mission (i.e. blow up). Not bad for almost 70 years ago. It wouldn't have been a big step for the Germans to modify it with a camera, get it to fly higher, and make it return to its point of origin. Heck, they even invented Air Combat Command's stealthy-looking paint job!