Deceiving the Enemy: These Are the Drones You Are Looking For
TBMG-39044
05/01/2021
- Content
In August 2011, a US CH-47 Chinook helicopter began its descent in a remote corner of Afghanistan to insert elite Special Forces soldiers at an important objective. Unseen by the aircrew or US reconnaissance drones, a Taliban operative fired a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) at the landing Chinook aircraft, causing it to lose control and crash, killing all 38 service members on board.
- Citation
- "Deceiving the Enemy: These Are the Drones You Are Looking For," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2021.