Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles and Transformation

Abstract

Speaking in December 2001, President George Bush noted the changes that are occurring in the Armed Forces as the result of technological innovation: "Now it is clear the military does not have enough unmanned vehicles. We're entering an era in which unmanned vehicles of all kinds will take on greater importance-in space, on land, in the air, and at sea." The need for unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) was illustrated by recent operations in Southwest Asia that employed Predator unmanned aircraft with Hellfire missiles. Although no naval UCAVs currently exist, this shift implies that the sea services must determine their strategic capabilities to avoid using them when manned aircraft or other weapon systems might be more appropriate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA524839

Entities

People

  • John J. Klein

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Combat Operations
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Marine Corps
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Space