RPV - Remote Piloted Vehicle

Japanese: RPV - アールピーブイ(英語表記)remote piloted vehicle
RPV - Remote Piloted Vehicle
Remotely piloted aircraft. Small radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance, observation, and attack. As an unmanned aircraft, it is suitable for reconnaissance in high-risk areas. Large RPVs were used for reconnaissance flights during the Cold War and the Vietnam War. They were used to discover air defense positions during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and the Gulf War in 1991, and are also used as target aircraft.

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Japanese:
遠隔操縦機。偵察,観測,攻撃などに使用される小型の無線操縦機。無人機のため,危険度が高い地域への偵察に適している。東西冷戦時代やベトナム戦争時代には大型の RPVによる偵察飛行が行なわれた。 1982年のイスラエル軍のレバノン侵攻や 1991年の湾岸戦争で防空陣地の発見に活躍したほか,標的機としても使用されている。

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