| Description |
1 online resource (27 pages) |
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Maxwell paper ; no. 71 |
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Maxwell paper (Air University (U.S.). Air War College) ; no. 71.
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| Summary |
"Since the beginning of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Department of Defense investment in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has exploded almost 700% to just under $4 billion per year in 2009. This expansion was caused by the successful application of UASs primarily in their role as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, but also as ISR/strike platforms because these particular mission sets fit the capabilities of UASs. Going forward with these successes, the Department of Defense (DoD) should assess potential future UAS missions by first determining what particular characteristics of the ISR and ISR/strike missions made them successful as UAS missions and then determining what other missions fit these same characteristics"--Abstract |
| Analysis |
LOGISTICS SUPPORT, *MILITARY OPERATIONS, BATTLEFIELDS, EMERGENCIES, FIRST STRIKE CAPABILITY, INTELLIGENCE, RECONNAISSANCE, REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLES, STRIKE WARFARE, SURVEILLANCE, THEATER LEVEL OPERATIONS |
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Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies |
| Notes |
"October 2012." |
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At head of title: Air War College, Air University |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-27) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (DTIC, viewed on September 15, 2015) |
| Subject |
United States. Department of Defense -- Procurement
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Department of Defense. fast (OCoLC)fst01852447 |
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Drone aircraft -- United States
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Logistics -- Equipment and supplies
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Military planning -- United States
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Airdrop.
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Aviation
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Airdrop.
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Armed Forces -- Procurement.
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Drone aircraft.
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Military planning.
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United States.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Air University (U.S.). Air War College, issuing body.
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