Projects and topics covered include:
DOD UAV RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS – including current use in Afghanistan and other locations, research plans, technical reports and papers. UAV's are defined as powered aerial vehicles sustained in flight by aerodynamic lift over most of their flight path and guided without an onboard crew. They may be expendable or recoverable and can fly autonomously or piloted remotely. UAVs are a key element within the concept of information dominance. Historically the greatest use of UAVs have been in the areas of intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT - UNMANNED AEROSPACE VEHICLE (ARM-UAV) PROGRAM – which resulted in the requirement for a long endurance UAV capable of carrying an instrumented payload to altitudes above 60,000 feet, conducted with General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems "GNAT" and "Altus" UAVs. Extensive and well-illustrated coverage of the nine major field measurement campaigns conducted since 1993 is included. Accomplishments include the first science flights using a UAV in 1994.
MILITARY UAV ROADMAP - This important military document presents the Department of Defense’s roadmap for developing and employing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) over the next 25 years. Operational UAV systems include Predator, Hunter, Shadow, and Pioneer. Developmental systems such as Global Hawk and many small UAV systems have also been put to the test in recent combat and combat support operations. There are over 100 detailed illustrations, charts, graphs, photographs, and tables.
NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY listings of UAV suppliers, capabilities, and tests of Exdrone.
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