

This is the first account by an RPA pilot, told from his unique -in-history vantage point supporting and executing Tier One count erterrorism missions.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:05:34 Associated-names Maurer, Kevin, author Boxid IA1895404 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Mark McCurley provides an unprecedented look at the aviators and aircraft that forever changed modern warfare.

Previously, thei r story has been pieced together by technology reporters, major n ewspapers, and on-the-ground accounts from the Middle East, but i t has never been fully told by an insider. Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly referred to by the media as drones, are a mysterious and headline-making tool in the military's counterterrorism arsenal. Only a handful of people know what it's…Īllen & Unwin. This is the first account by an RPA pilot, told from his unique-in-history vantage point supporting and executing Tier One counterterrorism missions.

Mark McCurley provides an unprecede nted look at the aviators and aircraft that forever changed modern warfare. Their story has been pieced together by technology reporters, major newspapers, and on-the-ground accounts from the Middle East, but it has never been fully told by an insider. The first-ever inside look at the US military's secretive Remotely Piloted Aircraft program-equal parts techno-thriller, historical account, and war m emoir Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly referred to by the media as drone s, are a mysterious and headline-making tool in the military's counterterro rism arsenal.

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