Laser Target Recognition System (Late 1960s)

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This may be of interest to some people:

The Laser Target Recognition System (LTRS): A Lesson in Bleeding Edge Technology

The War in Southeast Asia was many things to many people. To some in the Defense Department under Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, the war appeared to be a technological challenge that Am…

declassification.blogs.archives.gov

 

[Archibald]

Very interesting reading. They tried a tons of different things in Vietnam, pushing the technological edge.

It is quite incredible that a guerilla hidding in the jungle and at night could present such a teething issue to the World Most Powerful And Advanced Air Force In The World.