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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Robotic Air Warfare 1917–2007

By Steven J. Zaloga

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Year
2011
ISBN
9781849089661, 1849089663
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6372058 bytes)
Pages
48\0
Time added
2020-04-23 17:30:58

Description

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.

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