Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Robotic Air Warfare 1917-2007

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Robotic Air Warfare 1917-2007

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Robotic Air Warfare 1917-2007

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Robotic Air Warfare 1917-2007

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Overview

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are the most dynamic field of aerospace technology, and have only emerged from the shadows recently, despite having been in use for decades. After some limited use in World War II, UAVs emerged as substitutes for manned reconnaissance aircraft in missions deemed too dangerous to risk an aircrew. This book examines the development of UAV technology and speculates on its future potential. Packed with rare, recently declassified photographs and detailed full-colour cutaways, this title goes on to investigate the deployment of UAVs, from early Israeli airforce use to their current role over Iraq and Afghanistan today.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849089661
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 07/20/2011
Series: New Vanguard , #144
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 48
Sales rank: 788,652
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in history from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Hugh Johnson is a highly experienced and talented freelance digital illustrator who has completed a number of books for Osprey including New Vanguard 102: T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004, New Vanguard 117: Jeeps 1941–45 and Fortress 030: Fort Eben Emael. He lives in Surrey, UK.
Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.
Ian Palmer is a highly experienced digital artist with two decades of experience in the video games industry, both as a 3D artist and an Art Director. He has a passion for military history, gaming and riding his motorbike. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife, daughter and menagerie of pets.

Table of Contents


Introduction 4 The Early Days 4 The First Assault Drones 7 Cold War Robot Spies 10 Lightning Bugs Over Vietnam 12 Sub-Killer Drones 16 Red Drones 17 Israeli Innovations 21 European Uavs 23 Tactical Uavs: The Next Generation 25 Operation Desert Storm 26 Endurance Uavs 29 Growth and Expansion 34 Assault Drones 40 The Future of Uavs 44 Further Reading 46 Index 48
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