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Birds of Prey: Predators, Reapers and America's Newest Uavs in Combat
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Birds of Prey: Predators, Reapers and America's Newest Uavs in Combat Paperback - 2010

by Bill Yenne


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Although primitive unmanned TV-guided airplanes were used in combat during World War II, it is only recently that these machines have matured into the most significant new method of aerial combat since the beginning of contemporary warfare. The fact that onboard human pilots are no longer needed for these aircraft to carry out their deadly missions is fascinating for military enthusiasts and aviation historians alike. These remotely piloted vehicles are now re-writing the book on modern aerial surveillance and close air support. Delivering their lethal payloads with surgical precision, propeller-driven and jet-powered remotely piloted aircraft are guided by satellite, and flown by human operators located halfway around the world in air-conditioned trailers, isolated from the hostile combat environment of the aircraft themselves. While this book also covers the history and development of early-unmanned aerial vehicles, the focus is on all the latest impressive technology used in today's most modern remotely piloted combat aircraft.

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Although remotely guided unmanned aircraft were used as "flying bombs" at the end of World War II, they served only as the primitive first steps in the development of today's digitally designed, remotely piloted and satellite-guided unmanned aerial vehicles. In just the last few years, these unique aircraft have matured into some of the most advanced weapons systems ever devised by man. These aircraft are now literally re-writing the book on how aerial surveillance and close air support is being conducted. Operating for days at a time and delivering their lethal payloads with surgical precision, propeller-driven or jet-powered unmanned aircraft are not only guided to their targets by GPS, but are flown by human operators located halfway around the world, completely isolated from the hostile combat environments of the aircraft themselves. While this book acknowledges the early history and development of unmanned aerial vehicles, its clear focus is on the latest technological advances and combat operations of UAVs today.

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  • Title Birds of Prey: Predators, Reapers and America's Newest Uavs in Combat
  • Author Bill Yenne
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Printing.
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Specialty Press, North Branch, MN
  • Date 2010-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781580071536 / 1580071538
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 11 x 8.5 x 0.44 in (27.94 x 21.59 x 1.12 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Drone aircraft - United States, Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles - United
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010011859
  • Dewey Decimal Code 358.4
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