Breakaway: A Look at the Integration of Aerial Refueling and Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Future Operations - Brossura

Basom, Robert R.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1249363535 ISBN 13: 9781249363538

Casa editrice: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2012

Riassunto

Unmanned aircraft are rapidly becoming the platform of choice for military and governmental leaders. In recent years, the United States (US) government has expressed great interest in Unmanned Aircraft Systems for military and other governmental agencies. With an almost insatiable appetite to gain information immediately, commanders want a persistent, responsive platform at their beck and call. However, the demand greatly outnumbers the availability of platforms, so leaders are looking at the possibility of air refueling unmanned platforms that will prolong their loiter time. Because of the senior leader pressure to get a persistent presence of unmanned aircraft through air refueling, they might have waived the "sanity check" for this, or overlooked a better way to achieve the goal. The future force of 2025 will undoubtedly include many unmanned aircraft and manned aircraft. This thesis investigates how aerial refueling and unmanned aircraft will interact in the future. The author concludes the tanker modified with multiple drogue refueling points, flying in an anchor orbit or track refueling best augments future unmanned aircraft operations.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1249363535
• ISBN 13: 9781249363538
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 98
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile