Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Robotic Air Warfare 1917-2007

by Steven J. Zaloga

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are the most dynamic field of aerospace technology, and potentially the harbingers of new aviation technology and tactics. They have only emerged from the shadows in recent years, but in fact have been in use for decades. After some limited use in World War II, UAVs began to emerge as a substitute for manned reconnaissance aircraft in the 1950s for missions deemed too dangerous to risk an aircrew. Used in significant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846032431
• ISBN13: 9781846032431
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 0.4" x 9.8"