Apr 7, 2014 · Armed UAV systems are not transformative weapons, though they offer the United States some significant advantages, particularly against enemies that lack air defenses. It is plausible, though not necessarily likely, that a substate group might employ armed drones to create a significant psychological effect.

Oct 18, 2019 · Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are proliferating in both commercial and military markets. Blood makes for an interesting UAV delivery case study because blood products (whole blood, red blood cells, and platelets) have a finite shelf life and unique constraints regarding how they must be transported and stored.

Jun 9, 2011 · This report examines whether a laser-beam-powered UAV could be scaled up to a sufficient size to be of practical interest, and identifies some of the concept's limiting factors. The report focuses on the physical parameters of flight — altitude, range, persistence, and power — that are possible for a laser-photovoltaic aircraft that uses ...

May 11, 2020 · The authors of this report summarize early thinking and analysis about how the U.S. Air Force might employ a force of "attritable"—low-cost and reusable—unmanned aerial vehicles in a demanding conventional warfighting scenario.

Nov 7, 2023 · [It can also] send the data to anti-UAV units and implement jamming against the satellite navigation receiver on the loiter munition.” Finally, protective armor is mentioned as a last line of defense. This Chinese evaluation remarks on the ad hoc defensive armor seen installed on Russian and Ukrainian tanks and vehicles.

Jul 9, 2018 · UAV for Logistical Resupply and Emergency Delivery..... xii S.2. Design Specifications of the AeroVironment RQ-11B Raven, Zipline Zip 1, and Our One-Size-Fits-All Platform.... xv 1.1. DoD UAV Group Classifications with Examples..... 2 2.1. Mission Parameters for Studies at the Johns Hopkins

UAV（Unmanned Aerial Vehicle）是专业术语，直接翻译是无人飞行器。是美国国防部United States Department of Defense (DoD) 和美国联邦航空局 United States Federal Aviation Administration 采用的规范用词。泛指所有无人驾驶的遥控或自控飞行器，包括固定翼、多旋桨等，广义上甚至包括 ...

UAV unmanned aerial vehicle . 1 1. Introduction and Overview: Employing Attritable Unmanned Aerial ...

Dec 12, 2005 · The war saw the first combat use of the new Global Hawk high-altitude, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the first operational use of Predator UAVs armed with Hellfire missiles, and the first combat use of the highly accurate, all-weather Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) by the B …

Oct 5, 2005 · Evaluating current end-to-end support postures for certain UAV systems revealed that fielding a new capability quickly can have consequences for its long-term support and for testing and evaluation, training, and plans for future enhancements.