Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Roadmap 2002 - 2027

Abstract

This document presents the Department of Defense's (DoD) Roadmap for developing and employing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) over the next 25 years (2002 to 2027) DoD's operational UAV systems include Predator, Hunter, Shadow, and Pioneer which have demonstrated tremendous capability in recent military operations Developmental systems such as Global Hawk and many small UAV systems have also been put to the test in recent combat and combat support operations. Taken as a whole, this technology area offers profound opportunities to transform the manner in which this country conducts a wide array of military and military support operations. As with any new technology, there is naturally some reluctance to transition to a radically new capability. The need to fully demonstrate UAVs in combat and realistic training environments is critical to the migration of this technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA414908

Entities

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Information Systems
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Military Applications
  • Multiple Access
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects
  • World Geodetic System

Readers

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs