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Abstract

We examined unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), knowing that similar research had produced naysayers and even some active hostility. However, we are genuinely concerned for future modernization efforts as budgets and manpower decrease. We came to an early conclusion that manned vehicles provide a flexibility and level of accountability far beyond that of unmanned vehicles. But considering our changing world, the use of unmanned vehicles for missions beyond reconnaissance is both technically feasible and cost-attractive. We envision the UAV proposed here to be a force multiplier for the air and space warrior-a new tool in the warrior's arsenal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA332349

Entities

People

  • Bruce W. Carmichael
  • Patrick E. Pence
  • Richard S. Wilcox
  • Robert J. Kaufman
  • Troy E. Devine

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Weapon Control
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

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  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Space