Evolution of Military Aerial Imagery 1859-2015: From Balloon to Drones

Aerial photography for military purposes started around 1880, when all major European armies used balloons as observation platforms. Starting from the first shot in 1911, the airplane gradually became the main photographic platform through all WWI to take both oblique and vertical aerial shots of fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marco Belogi, Elena Leoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo editoriale Tab S.r.l. 2022-09-01
Series:Nuova Antologia Militare
Online Access:https://www.tabedizioni.it/web/content/180094