Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Changes in Global Hawk's Acquisition Strategy are Needed to Reduce Program Risks

Abstract

Global Hawk offers significant military capabilities to capture and quickly transmit high-quality images of targets and terrain, day or night, and in adverse weather - without risk to an onboard pilot. Global Hawk first flew in the late 1990s as a demonstrator and supported recent combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2004
Accession Number
AD1174820

Entities

People

  • Adam Vodraska
  • Bruce D. Fairbairn
  • Charlie Shivers
  • Lily J. Chin
  • Matthew B. Lea
  • Michael J. Hazard
  • Michael J. Sullivan
  • Steven M. Hunter

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Best Practices
  • Combat Operations
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Procurement
  • Structural Components
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vehicles
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs