Screen LibraryApplications for NAVY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
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RAND,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Monica, CA |
| Publication Dates: | 2010, c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Rand Corporation monograph series |
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| Carrier Form: | xxviii, 66 p.: ill. ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780833049650 0833049658 |
| Index Number: | E926 |
| CLC: | E926.3 |
| Call Number: | E926.3/A415 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-66). Introduction and objectives -- Unmanned aircraft systems in use or development today -- Performance advantages and disadvantages of unmanned aircraft systems -- Applications for Navy unmanned aircraft systems -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix: Summary of equations used in analysis of communications systems. This monograph presents the results of a limited study performed by the RAND Corporation to evaluate the Navy's ongoing and proposed unmanned aircraft system (UAS) programs and to describe the most promising applications of UASs to operational tasks. Completed in September 2008, the study does not provide an exhaustive look at all DoD missions for UAS. However, it does discuss the strengths and weaknesses of manned and unmanned aircraft for certain missions of importance to the Navy. We emphasized traditional Navy missions rather than Navy contributions to irregular warfare, though we included an examination of a few nontraditional missions such as counter-piracy. The study was sponsored by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Assessment (OPNAV N81). |