Photo: How to launch an RQ-11B man-portable Raven drone

April 18, 2012 Drones

David Cenciotti

Published by AFRICOM’s Flickr photostream this interesting picture shows how an RQ-11B Raven mini-drone should be launched.

According to the caption, the demonstration was provided by Lance Cpl. Richard Hager, an intelligence analyst with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit during a demo flight for members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces in support of Exercise African Lion on Apr. 11, 2012.

On the same day, Apr. 11, a USMC MV-22 Osprey crashed during the bi-lateral training exercise between U.S forces and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, killing 2 Marines.

Official Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. Joshua W. Larson

The RQ-11 robot was featured also in the action movie “Act of Valor“.

New sensor payload for Raven unveiled (upi.com)
All the war tech you’ll find in “Act of Valor” action movie (theaviationist.com)

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.