Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Robotic Air Warfare 1917–2007
Steven J. Zaloga
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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Year:
2008
Publisher:
Osprey Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing
Language:
english
Pages:
48
ISBN 10:
1849089663
ISBN 13:
9781849089661
File:
EPUB, 6.08 MB
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english, 2008