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	Unmanned aerial vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also called a drone, is a self-descriptive term used by the US military, the Israeli Defence Forces and others to describe the latest generations of pilotless aircraft.
		A weaponized UAV is known as an Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, or UCAV for short.
		The IMI Scout UAV System has played an important combat role both in the service of the Israeli Ground Forces and Israeli Air Force, during the Operation Peace for Galilee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle (516 words)

	UAVs over Kosovo - did the Earth move?
		UAVs were also found to have their own vulnerabilities and limitations, which make many senior commanders loath to throw all their surveillance and reconnaissance "eggs into the UAV basket".
		UAVs were not new to the southern Balkan theatre of operations, with USAF General Atomics RQ-1 Predators, flying from Hungary, being employed to support the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) verification mission in October and November of 1998.
		UAVs did provide a major component in the allied reconnaissance effort but it has to be stressed they were part of a combined effort involving a variety of land, air and space based assets.
	defence-data.com /features/fpage34.htm (3554 words)

	Defense Horizons No. 22
		If the release were made in the dark, the UAV might be able to approach the radar at low altitude using its GPS navigation, circle the radar in a 500- to 1,000-foot radius, and precisely drop the miniature jammers, which could be either timed to activate or command-activated.
		The FINDER mini UAVs will be released from the Predator, fly into the plumes, and report their findings in near-real-time through the Predator air vehicle to a ground control station for distribution to the warfighter.
		The aerodynamic regime of the mini UAVs is that occupied by birds.
	www.ndu.edu /inss/DefHor/DH22/DH_22.html (6629 words)

	RQ-4 Global Hawk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the US Air Force as a surveillance aircraft.
		The Global Hawk is the first UAV to be certified by the FAA to file its own flight plans and use civilian air corridors in the United States with no advance notice.
		The Global Hawk UAV system comprises an air vehicle segment consisting of air vehicles with sensor payloads, avionics, and data links; a ground segment consisting of a Launch and Recovery Element (LRE), and a Mission Control Element (MCE) with embedded ground communications equipment; a support element; and trained personnel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Global_Hawk (1072 words)

	UAVs
		The new optimism about UAVs has two main drivers: one is technical, the development of lightweight composite structures, reliable digital flight control systems, miniaturised sensors and robust data links: the other political, the pressure on military commanders to avoid casualties.
		UAVs do not risk pilots’ lives, and this consideration has provided a counterbalance to the built-in, anti-UAV prejudice that was particularly pervasive in pilot-dominated air staffs for so many years.
		The conflict also underlined the lesson concerning UAV operations in the real world: that the processing and dissemination of the information they generate must be fully integrated with that provided by other platforms.
	www.global-defence.com /2000/pages/uav.html (1389 words)

	Cruise Missiles and Unmanned Air Vehicles
		UAVs can be as large as a jetliner or as small as a model airplane, can be jet or propeller driven; there are even concepts for guided, unmanned blimps that would be UAVs.
		As UAVs become more capable (as in the recent use of armed UAVs in Afghanistan), they are taking on more missions that have been exclusively the province of manned aircraft; this is expected to grow in the future, with the further development of so-called Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs).
		Moreover, UAVs are potential delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and indeed are ideally suited for the delivery of chemical and biological weapons (CBW) given UAVs ability to disseminate aerosols in the right places at the right altitudes.
	www.state.gov /t/np/rls/rm/11045.htm (1627 words)

	Brief history of UAVs
		UAVs that are in use and under development are both long-range and high-endurance vehicles.
		UAVs are being used by the coast guard for monitoring coastlines.
		UAVs are finding use in telecommunications applications as mobile relay platforms, as well as in disaster zones for emergency telecommunications.
	www.list.ufl.edu /uav/UAVHstry.htm (954 words)

	UAVs advance since Desert Storm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		UAVs can extend the sight of battlefield commanders — both in a visual sense and using sensor data — without risking pilots' lives.
		UAVs provide a "remote intelligence capability of the first order" by putting eyes on the target and feeding that information directly back to the commanders or even shooters, said Hillen, now senior vice president and director of American Management Systems Inc.'s defense and intelligence group.
		He noted, however, that the use of UAVs requires the military services to be "forward-learning," calling for them to reorganize, shift their culture and mindset, and bring about a change in doctrine, training and education.
	www.fcw.com:8443 /fcw/articles/2003/0217/web-uav-02-19-03.asp (511 words)

	NOVA \| Spies That Fly \| Time Line of UAVs \| PBS
		Years before the first manned airplane flight on December 17, 1903, primitive UAV technology was used for combat and surveillance in at least two wars.
		During World War I, the first UAVs took flight in the U.S. Though the success of UAVs in test flights was erratic, the military recognized their potential in combat.
		America's attempts to eliminate the V-1 laid the groundwork for post-war UAV programs in the U.S. From their early use as target drones and remotely piloted combat vehicles, UAVs took on a new role during the Vietnam War: stealth surveillance.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/spiesfly/uavs.html (359 words)

	Government Tests UAVs for Role in Homeland Security (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		WASHINGTON — Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have proven themselves on the battlefield as both reconnaissance and strike platforms, but industry executives and analysts say the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is just starting to recognize their potential for border patrol and other domestic surveillance missions.
		The department dispatched a small fleet of UAVs to Arizona this summer to patrol a short stretch of the 3,200-kilometer boundary separating the United States and Mexico.
		The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with the UAV industry and other federal agencies to untangle the air traffic control issues associated with adding unpiloted drones to the mix of private and commercial aircraft already crisscrossing the skies.
	www.space.com /spacenews/archive04/uavsarch_083004.html (904 words)

	Chinese Defence Today News :: Israel-China UAV Deal Provokes Pentagon
		According to the reports, Feith was ‘outraged’ that he was not informed the UAV sale to China few years ago, and demanded the resignation of retired Maj. Gen.
		Once an enemy radar is detected and verified, the UAV transitions into a near vertical dive and destroy the target with its high explosive warhead.
		The Western intelligence first identified Harpy UAVs in service with the PLA in the joint PLA exercise held near the Taiwan Strait in 2004.
	www.sinodefence.com /news/2004/news041225.asp (368 words)

	Contributions of UAVs to Other Operations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		An example of these extended applications of DoD assets is the Predator Medium Altitude Endurance (MAE) UAV demonstration planned for this Fall for the U.S. Customs Service, in response to Congressional direction, to explore the potential of UAVs to help the customs Service detect, track and apprehend smugglers and their illegal contraband.
		UAVs are also being considered for an expanding range of commercial applications worldwide, as indicated at the UAV-95 Conference in Paris this past June.
		The use of UAVs for such non- governmental functions is projected to yield a commercial market of $2 billion annually as early as the year 2005.
	www.fas.org /irp/agency/daro/uav95/other.html (483 words)

	DHS \| Department of Homeland Security \| Fact Sheet: Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are both an important part of the smarter border strategy and an essential element of the Arizona Border Control Initiative.
		The use of UAVs will complement the other intrusion detection and intelligence gathering components of the border surveillance network to meet the mission of stopping the illegal entry of terrorists, smugglers and others into the United States.
		UAVs will also contribute to enforcement effectiveness and officer safety by providing communications links for coordinating multiple units on the ground is important in remote border operating areas.
	www.dhs.gov /dhspublic/display?content=3786 (436 words)

	www.GovExec.com - Agencies see homeland security role for surveillance drones (12/12/02)
		But unlike many of the UAVs deployed overseas, such as the one that fired a missile at a carload of suspected terrorists in Yemen last month, the drones flown for homeland security operations would not be armed with weapons, only cameras or sensors, several federal officials said.
		Warner said he believes UAVs could be an effective means of watching the home front in the war on terror.
		"UAVs could be very valuable to enhancing security, as long as you can get a real or near-real time look at the pipes with some sensors that can detect irregular activity," Mitchell said.
	www.govexec.com /dailyfed/1202/121202sia.htm (1217 words)

	UAVs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Using this tasking scenario ensures UAVs are not wasted on unnecessary missions until the time is appropriate.
		UAV tasking will, in the short term, be to complement other theater assets collection capabilities.
		Long term, UAVs will be able to relieve the load on heavily deployed units performing a variety missions to include but not limited to: treaty monitoring, border enforcement, and drug interdiction.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/cc/uav.html (1065 words)

	SPACE.com -- UFOs vs. UAVs: How to Tell Friend from Faux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The prospect that UAVs may be misperceived as UFOs is possible, said Mark Rodeghier, Scientific Director of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies in Chicago, Illinois.
		Of course, UAVs, as far as we know, are not flown all over the country, but only in certain places, such as near military bases, on the borders, and now possibly in some urban areas after 9/11.
		The firm's Seascan UAV is designed to serve the commercial fishing industry for fish spotting.
	www.space.com /businesstechnology/technology/ufos_vs_uavs_030813.html (1594 words)

	C4ISRJournal.com - India’s Use of UAVs To Widen India’s Use of UAVs To Widen -
		The country’s UAV requirement first became apparent after the 1999 conflict in Kargil, which drove cooperation with Israel and led to the purchase of more than 150 UAVs, including Searcher-1, Searcher-2 and the Heron.
		The UAVs became critical in the absence of airborne warning and control system aircraft in the Indian defense forces, and were used in the upper reaches of the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir where no radar could be installed.
		The UAVs are required to be as light as possible, should have an endurance of three to five hours, fly at a height of 10,000 to 12,000 feet, and at a mission range of 50 to 60 kilometers.
	www.isrjournal.com /story.php?F=3122414 (646 words)

	NOVA \| Battle Plan Under Fire \| Time Line of UAVs \| PBS
		But the Predator and the dozen other operational UAVs in the U.S. military arsenal are only the most recent and advanced installments in a century-old history of unmanned warfare and surveillance from the skies.
		From their early use as target drones and remotely piloted combat vehicles, UAVs took on a new role during the Vietnam War: stealth surveillance.
		UAVs command a permanent and critical position in high-tech military arsenals today, from the U.S. and Europe to Asia and the Middle East.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/wartech/uavs.html (461 words)

	UAVs Race Ahead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are also developing a new name; UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems.) That’s a minor point, the important thing is that hundreds of UAVs have been in combat, and the troops want more of them.
		The most popular, and most common, UAVs are the “micros.” These weigh under ten pounds and are used by the troops who are doing the fighting.
		The operator with the laptop, which is attached to a radio antenna to communicate with the UAV, marks way points for UAV on a map of the area and then turns on the video feed.
	www.strategypage.com /dls/articles/200551803234.asp (902 words)

	MILNET: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
		Several autonomous UAVs have been fielded which can be given GPS base or INS based navigational parameters and then are left to loiter and collect SIGINT, COMINT, photography or real time television images, and flash the data or images back to troop commanders.
		Recent uses of the U.S. Predator UAV to carry air-to-ground missiles and attacks on observed Al Qaida or Taliban leadership have confirmed the use of UAVs as offensive weapons.
		Clearly the recent and highly successful uses of UAVs in the Gulf War, in Bosnia and Afghanistan point out that the U.S. military has embraced the UAV as a high tech weapon to be reckoned with in the intellignece gathering arena.
	www.milnet.com /pentagon/uavs/uavtab.htm (675 words)

	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Association - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		UAVS’ goal is to stimulate a safe, effective and integrated way forward for the UAV systems industry.
		Furthermore, UAVS recognises the need for international solutions to UAV challenges and therefore maintains contact with other national and international UAV and aviation organisations, and is also open to membership by companies, organisations and individuals world-wide.
		Membership of UAVS is open to companies and individuals, both in the UK and overseas, that seek to develop, manufacture, certify, operate or promote UAV Systems for use in United Kingdom Airspace, within the context of international solutions.
	www.uavs.org (857 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		NEW DELHI: The armed forces are gearing up to induct more UAVs or spy drones into their inventory to bolster their reconnaissance capabilities.
		Based on the experience gained during Operation Parakram with the two UAV squadrons of the IAF, a case for procuring three additional squadrons of UAVs and associated equipment from M/s IAI Malat of Israel has been taken up under the fast-track procedure to meet urgent operational requirements.
		Similar naval UAV bases are planned for Port Blair and the Lakshwadeep Islands.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=45502533 (816 words)

	USJFCOM: Multiple UAVs fly into action, integrate battle space (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Shadow is a tactical UAV that operates below 10,000 feet and in the neighborhood of five to six hour's maximum in the air.
		This is looking at cross-echelons of warfare that would increase the flexibility and utility of UAVs across the battle space to all levels of war fighters," he said.
		Therefore, all UAV information would be available to any war fighter that plugged into that network anywhere," said Roberts.
	www.jfcom.mil /newslink/storyarchive/2004/pa050504.htm (667 words)

	Top Ten Advantages of UAVs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		UAVs don't hog all the seats at the Officers Club during Happy Hour.
		UAVs don't embarrass you at social functions by molesting the opposite sex and playing aircraft carrier on a beer soaked table.
		UAVs don't bitch about not having carpeting, cable TV and a Jacuzzi tub when deployed, and finally...
	www.eaa1000.av.org /related/uav.htm (190 words)

	UAVs Avoid Obstacles, Map Wildfires
		NASA tested several small robotic aircraft called APV-3s, propeller-driven planes with 12-foot wingspans, at Moffett Field in California last month to demonstrate their ability to avoid other aircraft in a "flock" and to also swerve past obstacles in flight even without guidance from the ground.
		The UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are equipped with thermal sensors and are being studied for their potential to help monitor wildfires.
		NASA is also working on a system that would use ground-based radar stations to ensure that UAVs sharing airspace with other aircraft can see and avoid them.
	www.avweb.com /newswire/11_34b/briefs/190441-1.html (167 words)

	Where Do UAVs Go From Here?
		Previously, the services had only a handful of UAVs; today, they operate upwards of 1,000 remotely piloted aircraft and are clamoring for more, given that many of these systems have proved their operational worth in Afghanistan and Iraq.
		There are currently five major UAVs in the fleet—the USAF Predator and Global Hawk; the Army Hunter and Shadow; and the Navy/Marine Corps Pioneer.
		They seem to be leaning toward splitting the UAV world into two segments—one comprising small UAVs and another for larger aircraft, though this could create more problems than it solves.
	www.afa.org /magazine/July2005/0705edit.asp (865 words)

	DefenseLINK News: SnowGoose: UAVs Enter the Airlift Business
		But the UAV flight demonstration at Naval Air Station Patuxent River's Webster Field July 14 showed there's more to the story.
		However, MMIST is working with the UAV Systems Office in Huntsville, Ala., on an advanced concept technology demonstration that will allow planners to change the mission at any time.
		The UAV can take off from a Humvee or be dropped from an aircraft.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jul2003/n07162003_200307162.html (533 words)

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