CIA's 1960s Aquiline program was the Agency's first program to test the concept of unmanned aerial vehicles as intelligence-collection platforms; it was initially based on the flight characteristics of birds, envisioned long-range operations over denied areas such as the Soviet Union, and never became operational.
Sources
- THE PROBLEM OF THE KURSK MAGNETIC ANOMOLY (cia.gov)
- https://www.twz.com/40966/the-cias-bird-shaped-aquiline-drones-could-still-be-caged-up-at-area-51 (twz.com)
- https://www.uasvision.com/2020/08/14/cia-reveals-details-of-bird-like-1970s-stealth-drone/ (uasvision.com)
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