UNMANNED AERIAL VEffiCLES IN DESERT ~SfflELD/STORM Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) performed superbly during DESERT SHIELD/STORM. Their uses included targeting, "real time" battle damage assessment, artillery and naval gunfire adjustment, reconnaissance and advanced warning, and cot~rdination of ground and air operations. UAVs elicited very positive feedback from DESERT STORM commanders. UAV Data 522 Sorties/i 641 hours flown (at least 1 UAV airborne at all times durii~g DESERT STORM): Unit Sorties Hours ~N~ay~~ VC.6 Det 1 (USS WISCONSIN) 100 342.9 (Embarked 7 Aug 90) VC-6 Det 2 (USS MISSOURI) 64 209.7 (Embarked 3 Nov 90) Marine Corps 1st RPVCO 94 330.3 (Commenced ops 26 Sep 90) 2nd RPVCO 69 CIhru 1 Mar) 226.6 (Commenced ops 27 Nov 90) 3rd RPVCO 147 (mru 24 Feb) 380.6 Army USA UAVPLT 48 150.8 (Commenced ops 1 Feb 91) Total 522 1640.9 12 UAVs destroyed: - 1 hostile fire - 3 electromagnetic interference (EMI) - 2 operator error - 6 engine/general/airframe failure 11 U~~Vs damaged during DESERT STORM (repairable): - 2EMI - 6 operator error - 3 engine/general failure 3 UAVs suffered minor damage due to small arms fire. 1-2
| Table of Contents | First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |