Unmanned Air Vehicles - Real Time Intelligence Without the Risk.

Abstract

Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) are capable of supporting the officer in tactical command (OTC) by gathering intelligence in real- or near real-time. UAVs now under development will be able to collect high-resolution imagery, and thus provide the OTC with the option of gathering tactical intelligence without using manned reconnaissance platforms. This thesis asserts that UAVs should be used to supplement existing intelligence sensors, particularly in those cases where current sources are too ambiguous, slow, dangerous or take resources away from their primary duties. Keywords: Military intelligence; Electronic intelligence; Unmanned air vehicle, UAV, Remotely piloted vehicle, RPV, Reconnaissance, Real-time intelligence, Drones, Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195199

Entities

People

  • James B. Miller

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attrition
  • Autonomous Guidance
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Control Systems
  • Imagery Intelligence
  • National Security
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems