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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Series Preface | |
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| Preface | |
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| Units and Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) | |
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| Some Applications of UAS | |
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| What are UAS? | |
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| Why Unmanned Aircraft? | |
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| The Systemic Basis of UAS | |
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| System Composition | |
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| References | |
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| The Design of UAV Systems | |
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| Introduction to Design and Selection of the System | |
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| Conceptual Phase | |
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| Preliminary Design | |
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| Detail Design | |
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| Selection of the System | |
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| Aerodynamics and Airframe Configurations | |
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| Lift-induced Drag | |
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| Parasitic Drag | |
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| Rotary-wing Aerodynamics | |
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| Response to Air Turbulence | |
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| Airframe Configurations | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Characteristics of Aircraft Types | |
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| Long-endurance, Long-range R�le Aircraft | |
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| Medium-range, Tactical Aircraft | |
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| Close-range/Battlefield Aircraft | |
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| MUAV Types | |
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| MAV and NAV Types | |
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| UCAV | |
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| Novel Hybrid Aircraft Configurations | |
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| Research UAV | |
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| References | |
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| Design Standards and Regulatory Aspects | |
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| Introduction | |
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| United Kingdom | |
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| Europe | |
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| United States of America | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Aspects of Airframe Design | |
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| Scale Effects | |
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| Packaging Density | |
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| Aerodynamics | |
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| Structures and Mechanisms | |
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| Selection of power-plants | |
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| Modular Construction | |
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| Ancillary Equipment | |
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| References | |
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| Design for Stealth | |
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| Acoustic Signature | |
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| Visual Signature | |
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| Thermal Signature | |
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| Radio/Radar Signature | |
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| Examples in Practice | |
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| Reference | |
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| Payload Types | |
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| Nondispensable Payloads | |
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| Dispensable Payloads | |
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| Reference | |
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| Communications | |
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| Communication Media | |
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| Radio Communication | |
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| Mid-air Collision (MAC) Avoidance | |
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| Communications Data Rate and Bandwidth Usage | |
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| Antenna Types | |
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| References | |
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| Control and Stability | |
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| HTOL Aircraft | |
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| Helicopters | |
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| Convertible Rotor Aircraft | |
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| Payload Control | |
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| Sensors | |
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| Autonomy | |
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| References | |
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| Navigation | |
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| NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) | |
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| TACAN | |
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| LORAN C | |
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| Inertial Navigation | |
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| Radio Tracking | |
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| Way-point Navigation | |
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| References | |
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| Launch and Recovery | |
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| Launch | |
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| Recovery | |
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| Summary | |
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| Control Stations | |
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| Control Station Composition | |
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| Open System Architecture | |
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| Mini-UAV 'Laptop' Ground Control Station | |
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| Close-range UAV Systems GCS | |
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| Medium- and Long-range UAV System GCS | |
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| Sea Control Stations (SCS) | |
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| Air Control Stations (ACS) | |
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| Support Equipment | |
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| Operating and Maintenance Manuals | |
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| Consumables | |
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| Replaceable Components | |
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| Vulnerable and On-condition Components | |
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| Tools | |
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| Subsidiary Equipment | |
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| Transportation | |
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| Micro-UAV | |
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| VTOL Close-range Systems | |
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| HTOL Close-range Systems | |
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| Medium-range Systems | |
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| MALE and HALE Systems | |
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| Design for Reliability | |
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| Determination of the Required Level of Reliability | |
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| Achieving Reliability | |
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| Reliability Data Presentation | |
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| Multiplexed Systems | |
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| Reliability by Design | |
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| Design for Ease of Maintenance | |
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| Design for Manufacture and Development | |
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| The Development Of UAV Systems | |
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| Introduction to System Development and Certification | |
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| System Development | |
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| Certification | |
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| Establishing Reliability | |
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| System Ground Testing | |
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| UAV Component Testing | |
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| UAV Sub-assembly and Sub-system Testing | |
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| Testing Complete UAV | |
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| Control Station Testing | |
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| Catapult Launch System Tests | |
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| Documentation | |
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| System In-flight Testing | |
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| Test Sites | |
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| Preparation for In-flight Testing | |
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| In-flight Testing | |
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| System Certification | |
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| The Deployment of UAV Systems | |
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| Operational Trials and Full Certification | |
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| Company Trials | |
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| Customer Trials and Sales Demonstrations | |
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| UAV System Deployment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Network-centric Operations (NCO) | |
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| Teaming with Manned and Other Unmanned Systems | |
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| Naval R�les | |
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| Fleet Detection and Shadowing | |
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| Radar Confusion | |
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| Missile Decoy | |
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| Anti-submarine Warfare | |
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| Radio Relay | |
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| Port Protection | |
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| Over-beach Reconnaissance | |
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| Fisheries Protection | |
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| Detection of Illegal Imports | |
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| Electronic Intelligence | |
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| Maritime Surveillance | |
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| Summary | |
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| Army R�les | |
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| Covert Reconnaissance and Surveillance | |
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| Fall-of-shot Plotting | |
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| Target Designation by Laser | |
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| NBC Contamination Monitoring | |
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| IED and Landmine Detection and Destruction | |
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| Electronic Intelligence | |
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| Teaming of Manned and Unmanned Systems | |
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| System Mobility | |
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| Persistent Urban Surveillance | |
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| Air Force R�les | |
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| Long-range Reconnaissance and Strike | |
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| Airborne Early Warning | |
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| Electronic Intelligence | |
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| Pre-strike Radar and Anti-aircraft Systems Counter | |
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| Interception | |
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| Airfield Security | |
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| Civilian, Paramilitary and Commercial R�les | |
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| Aerial Photography. | |
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| Agriculture | |
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| Coastguard and Lifeboat Institutions | |
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| Customs and Excise | |
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| Conservation | |
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| Electricity Companies | |
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| Fire Services | |
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| Fisheries | |
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| Gas and Oil Supply Companies | |
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| Information Services | |
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| Local Civic Authorities | |
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| Meteorological Services. | |
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| Traffic Agencies | |
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| Ordnance Survey | |
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| Police Authorities. | |
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| Rivers Authorities and Water Boards | |
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| Survey Organisations | |
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| Communications Relay | |
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| Landmine Detection and Destruction | |
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| Other Applications | |
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| References | |
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| UAS Future | |
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| Future Prospects and Challenges | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Operation in Civilian Airspace | |
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| Power-plant Development | |
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| Developments in Airframe Configurations | |
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| Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence | |
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| Improvement in Communication Systems | |
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| References | |
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| UAV Systems Continuing Evolution | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Cruise Missiles | |
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| World War II Systems | |
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| The 1950s | |
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| The 1960s | |
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| The 1970s | |
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| The 1980s | |
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| The 1990s | |
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| The 2000s | |
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| The 2010s | |
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| Into the Future | |
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| UAS Organisations. | |
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| Conferences | |
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| Industry Associations | |
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| Press Organisations | |
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| Useful Websites | |
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| Test Site Facilities | |
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| Regulators | |
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| Index | |