Gulf Surveillance

摘要

Manned and unmanned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) has proven an essential capability for military operations in the region since the first Gulf War of 1990-1991. For Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm the US and the UK deployed an array of advanced platforms and sensors that included the U-2, RC-135 Rivet Joint and Nimrod R1, along with dozens of tactical reconnaissance aircraft ranging from RF-4C Phantoms and Jaguars to diminutive OV-1D Mohawks and early versions of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). ISR was the key enabler for the precision strike air campaign, and for critical 'Scud hunting' missions in the Iraqi desert.