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Yes. The British Army was actively using drones from 1999 [0]. The unarmed Phoenix system was developed to support artillery forward observers, and used in the
by KineticLensman 7y ago
Yes. The British Army was actively using drones from 1999 [0]. The unarmed Phoenix system was developed to support artillery forward observers, and used in the Balkan wars and Gulf War 1. It was operated by the artillery regiments, not TLA hoods.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Phoenix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Phoenix
- 2rsf 7y agoIsrael pioneered UAVs as early as 1982 [1] and Firebee's regularly flew over Vietnam [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Scout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Scout [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Model_147 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Model_147