UCAVs-Technological, Policy, and Operational Challenges

Abstract

The Bush administration and Congress are in concert on the goal of developing a fleet of unmanned aircraft that can reduce both defense costs and aircrew loses in combat by taking on at least the most dangerous combat missions. Unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) will be neither inexpensive enough to be readily expendable nor--at least in early development--capable of performing every combat mission alongside or in lieu of manned sorties. Yet the tremendous potential of such systems in widely recognized, and allies as well as potential of such systems is widely recognized, and allies as well as potential adversaries are moving quickly to mount their own research and development programs. The United States is committed to fielding UCAV capabilities by 2010, principally for the missions of suppression of enemy air defense and deep strike, which are among the highest risk tasks for the Air Force and naval aviation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA421937

Entities

People

  • Charles L. Barry
  • Elihu Zimet

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fire And Forget Weapons
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerial Unmanned Vehicle Swarm Micro Periodontal Dentistry.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs