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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

In: Combat Modeling

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  • Alan Washburn

    (Naval Postgraduate School)

  • Moshe Kress

    (Naval Postgraduate School)

Abstract

This chapter is concerned with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). A UAVUAV is a remotely piloted or self-piloted aircraft that can carry a payloadpayload of cameras, sensors, communications, and electronic warfare equipment. A UAV may carry also a weapon, in which case it is called an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). UCAVUCAV s are effective attack weapons. Typical missions of UAVs are surveillancesurveillance , reconnaissancereconnaissance , target engagement, and fire controlfire control for other long-range weapons. UAVs vary in design, size, capabilities, and endurance. Small and lightweight UAVs, with limited endurance and flying range are used for close-range surveillance and reconnaissance by tactical units such as infantry battalions and special operations teams. Larger and heavier UAVs, with higher endurance and longer range, are used for longer reconnaissance missions such as gathering operational-level intelligenceintelligence . At the far end of the line of UAVs stand very large vehicles that weigh several tons, can endure continuous missions of 24 h and more, and fly at a very high altitude (up to 20 km). The flying range of such UAVs is thousands of km, and their primary use is to provide wide area coverage for strategic information-gathering missions.

Suggested Citation

  • Alan Washburn & Moshe Kress, 2009. "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Combat Modeling, chapter 0, pages 185-210, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-1-4419-0790-5_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0790-5_9
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