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Never mind, we'll do it ourselves the inside story of how a team of renegades broke rules, shattered barriers, and launched a drone warfare revolution Alec Bierbauer and Col. Mark Cooter, USAF (Ret.) ; with Michael Marks

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Author:
Bierbauer, Alec  Search this
Cooter, Mark A  Search this
Marks, Michael E  Search this
Campbell, John F  Search this
Brown, Gabe  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates color illustrations, map 24 cm
Type:
Texts
History
Informational works
Personal narratives
Documents d'information
Récits personnels
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2021
Notes:
Includes index
NASM copy 39088019709211 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.
Contents:
First blood -- How it all began -- Just duct tape and baling wire -- All prices are negotiable -- Showtime -- It's always what you least expect -- Everything comes with a price -- A deadly idea -- The breaking point -- Building a killer -- Connecting the dots -- Unthinkable -- Payback's a bitch -- They grow up so fast -- With everything on the line -- Objects in the rearview mirror -- Postscript: the long and winding road
Summary:
"Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves is the character-driven story behind the origins of the Predator drone program and the dawn of unmanned warfare. A firsthand account told by an Air Force team leader and a CIA team leader, Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves takes the reader into the back offices and secret government hangars where the robotic revolution went from a mad scientist idea to a pivotal part of global air power"--Book jacket flap
Topic:
Predator (Drone aircraft)  Search this
Drone aircraft--History  Search this
Drone aircraft--Design and construction  Search this
Terrorism--Prevention  Search this
Predator (Drone)  Search this
Drones--Histoire  Search this
Terrorisme--Prévention  Search this
Drone aircraft  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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