The Army's "Organic" Unmanned Aircraft Systems: An Unhealthy Choice for the Joint Operational Environment

Abstract

The rapid increase in demand for long-duration intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets, coupled with the Air Force s inability to meet that demand, has caused the Army to initiate procurement of its own extended-range, multipurpose, armed, organic unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that will operate independently from the joint force air component commander s centralized control or tasking authority. The author discusses the Army s decision to parcel out these assets to division commanders and questions whether organic Army UASs provide the joint force commander the best solution for achieving US military objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA595986

Entities

People

  • Travis A. Burdine

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airspace Control
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Flight Crews
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs