A Role for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on the Modern Tactical Battlefield

Abstract

This monograph proposes the use of close and short range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a valuable air reconnaissance asset that is needed on the tactical battlefield. Current intelligence gathering assets at division and below don't have the range to gather information throughout the commander's entire area of operation. This is still the case when augmented by corps assets. Air reconnaissance provided by higher level can cover the area, but the response time is inadequate at the tactical level. To solve this, a UAV company is needed at division level. Keywords: Remotely piloted vehicles; Aerial reconnaissance; Surveillance; Battlefields; Drones.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 18, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225454

Entities

People

  • Lennie O. Edwards Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Radar
  • Reconnaissance
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs