Unmanned Aerial Vehicle End-to-End Support Considerations

Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used in combat operations since the mid-1900s (Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2002). More recently, both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom have employed UAVs for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, as well as time-critical targeting. These successes have confirmed the military utility of UAVs and portend that a greater number of such vehicles may become part of the DoD's future force posture. However, because of the acquisition strategy employed to field UAVs as quickly as possible, the implications for their long-term support needs are unclear.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA449292

Entities

People

  • Don A. Snyder
  • John G. Drew
  • Kristin F. Lynch
  • Mahyar A. Amouzegar
  • Russell Shaver

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Attrition
  • Detection
  • Employment
  • Flight Training
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Applications
  • Military Science
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs