Название: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Robotic Air Warfare 1917-2007)
Автор: Steven J. Zaloga
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2008
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 52
Размер: 18 mb
Язык: английский

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.

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE EARLY DAYS
THE FIRST ASSAULT DRONES
COLD WAR ROBOT SPIES
LIGHTNING BUGS OVER VIETNAM
SUB-KILLER DRONES
RED DRONES
ISRAELI INNOVATIONS
EUROPEAN UAVS
TACTICAL UAVS: THE NEXT GENERATION
OPERATION DESERT STORM
ENDURANCEUAVS
GROWTH AND EXPANSION
ASSAULT DRONES
THE FUTURE OF UAVS
FURTHER READING
INDEX