Robots, Drones, and Radar: Electronics Go to War

Robots, Drones, and Radar: Electronics Go to War — page 1
ELECTRONICS AT WAR In July 1940 the Germans planned to knock Great Britain out of World War II 1939 1945 They wanted to invade Britain and planned surprise air raids that would destroy the British Royal Air Force RAF On July 10 German fighters and bombers flew toward Britain but RAF fighters were waiting Unknown to the Germans the British had developed a warning system called radar It used radio waves to search for enemy airplanes The waves bounced off objects so operators could see German airplanes 200 miles 320 kilometers away Pilots from the British RAF race to their airplanes after receiving news of an approaching German attack air