UAV First Aboard a Destroyer

[nhboy]

"USS Oscar Austin, At Sea -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), completed a robust testing phase of the ScanEagle, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Nov. 17, en route to the Central Command area of operations as part of the ongoing rotation to support Maritime Security Operations.

This is an unprecedented employment of a UAV aboard a multi-mission (anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and anti-surface warfare) surface combatant.

Oscar Austin is an element of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG)."

UAV First Aboard a Destroyer

 

[itsbob]

"USS Oscar Austin, At Sea -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), completed a robust testing phase of the ScanEagle, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Nov. 17, en route to the Central Command area of operations as part of the ongoing rotation to support Maritime Security Operations.

This is an unprecedented employment of a UAV aboard a multi-mission (anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and anti-surface warfare) surface combatant.

Oscar Austin is an element of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG)."

UAV First Aboard a Destroyer

I've got the video somewhere of it launching and being recovered.. maybe 3 years ago, off of one our destroyers.

Have to look and see if I can find it.. but I'm sure it was lost in all the upgrades, and HD failures.

Pretty cool little UAV.