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Article: Unmanned aircraft not just for combat.(GOVERNMENT POLICY)
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- National Defense
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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* The speed with which unmanned aircraft capabilities have advanced in recent years has been astonishing.
The expanding applications of these systems are evidenced in the terminology change that has been ushered in over the last two years. What were previously known as "unmanned aircraft vehicles" and "remotely piloted vehicles" are now characterized as "unmanned aircraft systems." This designation encompasses not only the aircraft, but also a diverse set of sensors and weapons, remote pilot and sensor operators, data links and the associated architectures that enable remote control of the aircraft, transmission of the data collected, and the processing ...