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1 online resource (27, [3] pages). |
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computer c rdamedia |
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Occasional paper ; no. 16 |
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Occasional paper (Air University (U.S.). Center for Strategy and Technology) ; no. 16.
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| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet from the AWC web site. Address as of 3/24/04: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/cst/csat16.pdf; current access available via PURL. |
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Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 24, 2004). |
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"July 2000." |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-27). |
| Contents |
1. Introduction. -- II. Defining aerial vehicles. -- III. Evaluating aerial vehicles. -- IV. Military roles for unmanned aerial vehicles. -- V. Conclusions. |
| Summary |
"The development of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) could potentially revolutionize how military force is used in the future. While the early operational experiences with UAVs show great promise, their full range of capabilities is largely unknown. However, it is clear that these technologies will enable military forces to use aerospace power more efficiently, which means at lower cost and with less risk to humans who pilot aircraft. The broader question is the wisdom of using unmanned aerial vehicles for employing lethal force, and in particular which air power missions are best accomplished by uninhabited, piloted, and autonomous vehicles. The corollary is to examine the essential roles of human pilots or operators in aerospace operations in the twenty-first century. Since it is common to draw distinctions between vehicles with an on-board pilot, vehicles with off-board operators, and autonomous vehicles, this study explores the essential role of pilots and contrasts it with the roles of remotely piloted and autonomous vehicles. The assumption is that piloted, remotely piloted, and autonomous vehicles have advantages and disadvantages in military operations, and that these vary in strategic significance for different levels of conflict. Since it is essential for the U.S. Defense establishment to consider the strategic and technological implications of these types of aerial vehicles, this study is devoted to addressing the issues raised by the new generation of aerial vehicles."--Page [iii]. |
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Drone aircraft -- United States.
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Vehicles, Remotely piloted.
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Drone aircraft. (OCoLC)fst00898349
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Vehicles, Remotely piloted. (OCoLC)fst01165027
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Air University (U.S.). Center for Strategy and Technology.
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Implications for military operations |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Glade, David. Unmanned aerial vehicles (OCoLC)45354986 |
| ISBN |
1249353777 |
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9781249353775 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0422-K-03 (online) |
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D 301.26/26:16 |
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