TY  - BOOK
ED  - United States. Department of Defense,
TI  - U.S. Air Force Studies on recent operations: UAVs, airlft in Enduring Freedom, Aerial Combat, Manned Aircraft Combat Losses, weather in Air Campaigns, Somalia, response to hurricane Katrina
T2  - U.S. Air Studies
SN  - 9781521077948
PY  - 2004///?]
CY  - [S.l]
PB  - Progressive Management
KW  - FUERZA AEREA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS
KW  - OPERACIONES AEREAS
KW  - VEHICULOS AEREOS NO TRIPULADOS - UAVs
KW  - SOMALIA, 1992-1994
KW  - OPERATION PROVIDE RELIEF
KW  - OPERATION CONTINUE HOPE
KW  - OPERATION RESTORE HOPE
KW  - METEOROLOGIA
KW  - CLIMATOLOGIA
KW  - OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
KW  - OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
KW  - OPERACIONES PSICOLOGICAS
KW  - OPERATION ALLIED FORCE, 1999
KW  - HURACAN KATRINA
KW  - AYUDA HUMANITARIA
KW  - DESASTRES NATURALES
N1  - The chapter on unmanned aerial vehicles executive summary: Between 1991 and 2003, the United States used a variety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in combat operations. These included the Pioneer, the Pointer, the Hunter, the Predator, the Global Hawk, the Dragon Eye, the Desert Hawk, and the Shadow. During those thirteen years the role of UAVs expanded from mere reconnaissance to target designation and attack. Advantages of UAVs over manned aircraft systems include eliminating pilot risk, saving money, providing long-term realtime video reconnaissance, and reducing the time between target identification and destruction. UAVs are especially useful for extremely long reconnaissance missions and for missions in areas of extreme danger. The percentage of unmanned aircraft sorties should continue to grow as UAV capabilities increase
ER  -