Unmanned Vehicles handbook 2008

The concise global industry guide. The Shephard Press Ltd, Berkshire, UK, 2007. - 141 с. Introduction Peter Donaldson welcomes readers to the latest edition of the Shephard Unmanned Vehicles Handbook US dogfight over unmanned vehicles Ian Kemp examines the debate within the Pentagon over the management of medium- and high-altitude unmanned aircraft systems Unmanned aircraft - in production Technical data and up-to-date specifications on current production unmanned aircraft (UA) around the world. Tactical and strategic military and civil UA are included Unmanned aircraft - in development Unmanned aircraft that are either in their developmental stage and/or undergoing flight-testing are included in this section Aerial targets Aerial targets (AT) play a significant role in a variety of military development and training applications. This section lists jet and propeller driven ATs alphabetically by name Micro/mini UA, UCAVs and Lethal UA The latest performance specifications for micro/mini unmanned aircraft (MUA), unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) and lethal unmanned aircraft Aircraft payload systems A sampling of payloads currently available to the international UA market. The section is divided into communications, electro-optical, electronic warfare, FLIR/thermal imaging, integrated and radar systems