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Unmanned Combat Air Systems: A New Kind of Carrier Aviation
Norman Friedman
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Description for Unmanned Combat Air Systems: A New Kind of Carrier Aviation
Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages, 191 photos. BIC Classification: JWF; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1010.
The U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System aircraft currently in development will transform naval aviation, extending its reach while dramatically reducing its cost, according to naval weapons expert Norman Friedman. In this his latest weapons book, he describes the new X-47B and shows how these new aircraft offer tactics that manned aircraft cannot duplicate. He calls the X-47B a natural extension of the evolving networked form of drone warfare that can be used for a variety of missions, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and time sensitive targeting. Friedman makes the important point that an unmanned attack aircraft can ... Read more
The U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System aircraft currently in development will transform naval aviation, extending its reach while dramatically reducing its cost, according to naval weapons expert Norman Friedman. In this his latest weapons book, he describes the new X-47B and shows how these new aircraft offer tactics that manned aircraft cannot duplicate. He calls the X-47B a natural extension of the evolving networked form of drone warfare that can be used for a variety of missions, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and time sensitive targeting. Friedman makes the important point that an unmanned attack aircraft can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591142850
SKU
V9781591142850
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Norman Friedman
Dr Norman Friedman is a defense analyst and historian specializing in the intersection of technology and national strategy. He was Deputy Director of National Security Studies at the Hudson Insitute in New York under Herman Kahn, and later was personal consultant to the Secretary of the Navy for a decade. The author of over 30 books, he conducted or ... Read more
Reviews for Unmanned Combat Air Systems: A New Kind of Carrier Aviation
. . . This is a book which should be read by all strategists, planners and people with an interest in naval tactics and aviation – in other words NR readers. . . .Recommended.
The Naval Review
Norman Friedman is a frequent speaker at naval conferences in Australia and needs no introduction to members of the ANI. His ... Read more
The Naval Review
Norman Friedman is a frequent speaker at naval conferences in Australia and needs no introduction to members of the ANI. His ... Read more