MQM-105 Aguila, U. S. Army, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, U. S. Air Force Armament Museum
The MQM-105 was to be the Army's first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It was developed starting in the early 1970s for real-time target acquisition, artillery adjustment, target designation by laser, and aerial reconnaissance. Throughout its development phase, the Aquila suffered from changing and increasing mission requirements, which eventually led to excessive cost overruns. The MQM-105 was cancelled in late 1987.
MQM-105 Aguila, U. S. Army, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, U. S. Air Force Armament Museum
The MQM-105 was to be the Army's first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It was developed starting in the early 1970s for real-time target acquisition, artillery adjustment, target designation by laser, and aerial reconnaissance. Throughout its development phase, the Aquila suffered from changing and increasing mission requirements, which eventually led to excessive cost overruns. The MQM-105 was cancelled in late 1987.