Unmanned aircraft systems : U.S. policy options and plans

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    • Fitzpatrick, Jon M.

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Unmanned aircraft systems : U.S. policy options and plans

editor, Jon M. Fitzpatrick

Nova Science Publishers, c2011

  • : hbk.

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Includes index

Contents of Works

  • Policy options for unmanned aircraft systems / CBO
  • Unmanned aircraft systems: comprehensive planning and a results-oriented training strategy are needed to support growing inventories / CBO
  • United States Air Force: Unmanned aircraft systems flight plan 2009-2047

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Unmanned aircraft systems have long held great promise for military operations, but technology has only recently matured enough to exploit that potential. Surveillance and missile-attack operations by unmanned aircraft systems have been well publicised throughout the more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Department of Defense's 2012 plan calls for purchasing more of the existing unmanned aircraft systems for current operations, improving the systems already in service, and designing more-capable unmanned aircraft systems for the future. This book explores U.S. policy options and plans for expanding the fleet of medium-sized and large unmanned aircraft that are designed for reconnaissance and light attack missions with a focus on the force-wide capabilities and acquisition costs.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Policy Options for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Comprehensive Planning & a Results-Oriented Training Strategy are Needed to Support Growing Inventories
  • United States Air Force: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047
  • Index.

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