Unmanned Air Vehicle/Remotely Piloted Vehicle Analysis for Lethal UAV/ RPV

Abstract

An investigation was conducted to provide a comprehensive evaluation of current Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle/Remotely Piloted Vehicle (UAV/RPV) system and its applicability as a lethal weapon system. Numerous systems were evaluated while concentrating on the Department of Defense more prominent programs, the Pioneer UAV, Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) UAV and BQM-147A (EXDRONE) UAV. Israel has proven time and time again, that UAVs/RPVs, when properly integrated into the combat arena as a lethal weapon system, can contribute significantly at a lower cost with less risk to an aircrew man in a manned aircraft system. In general the thesis shows many capable UAV/RPV systems designs are available in the market place today. These systems are assessed to determine their viability in the every changing combat environment. Unmanned air vehicle/remotely piloted vehicle, UAV/RPV, Vertical takeoff and landing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276052

Entities

People

  • Burke R. Kaltenberger

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Autonomous Guidance
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Navigation
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs