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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Robotic Air Warfare 1917-2007

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Aircraft & Miscellaneous

Last Stocked on 9/30/2020

Product Info

Title
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Robotic Air Warfare 1917-2007
Publisher
Category
Author
Steven Zaloga
Publish Year
2008
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398406
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG144
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG144

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-color 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.