Later, an
armed reconnaissance patrol identified and destroyed an armed truck at Al Aziziyah near Tripoli.
Provision of even a baseline capability using the OV-10 would quickly have shown the total inappropriateness of the conventional configurations of the two trainers for
armed reconnaissance. That inappropriateness has apparently become evident insofar as the original "OA" designation has been shortened to "A," and the "O" designation has been dropped altogether for both the A-29 and the AT-6B.
The helicopter can now be equipped with missiles, canons and rockets for
armed reconnaissance.
Major General John Lorimer, Chief of Defence Staff's strategic communications officer, said: "To protect civilians from Col Gaddafi's forces, RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft conducting
armed reconnaissance flights over the area around Misrata fired Brimstone missiles, destroying two main battle tanks and two armoured vehicles."
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox said: "British Tornado GR4 Aircraft, on
armed reconnaissance missions over Libya, last night took part in a missile strike against units of Colonel Gaddafi's Libyan Military in support of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.
JAGM will ultimately be launched from a variety of aircraft, including the Super Hornet (F/A-18 E/F), Apache Longbow (AH-64D), Seahawk (MH-60R), Super Cobra (AH-1Z), Extended-Range Multi-Purpose UAV (ERMP),
Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) and Warrior Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
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Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH)
The medium-altitude, long-endurance aircraft is primarily used for conducting
armed reconnaissance.
"This decision is being considered along with a decision to restructure the
armed reconnaissance squadron to a design featuring three troops of OH-58 Kiowa Warriors and two platoons in Shadow tactical unmanned systems," Thurman added.
Walpole makes no excuses for his views on how
armed reconnaissance could and should have "contributed to the land/air battle." His main goal was to dismiss misconceptions on the role of the FR10 both then and today; he more than skillfully achieves this.
As the most combat-proven unmanned aircraft system in the world, the Predator UAS provides continuous and persistent
armed reconnaissance and battlefield support to ground troops.
For the September 2008 reporting period, there was a net cost decrease of $2,865.6 million (-0.2 percent), due primarily to the termination of the
Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program during the Nunn-McCurdy certification process.
