| Special Operations Forces and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Sooner or Later? Contributor(s): US Air Force (Created by), Howard, Stephen P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1249328071 ISBN-13: 9781249328070 Publisher: Biblioscholar OUR PRICE: $55.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.22 lbs) 46 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This study analyzes whether special operations forces (SOF) should use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to support intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, communications, and resupply capability deficiencies. The author's objective is to review the missions and requirements of the United States Special Operations Command, examine current and future unmanned aerial vehicle technologies, and analyze whether unmanned aircraft technologies are mature enough to meet the demanding special operations mission. The result of the analysis is that unmanned aerial vehicles have tremendous potential. But, due to the technological limitations and a lack of systems maturity, unmanned aerial vehicles lack the range, reliability, datalink capability, and size to meet SOF needs at this time. However, in the future, UAVs should be able to fulfill several SOF capability deficiencies. |