This study addresses the question of what components are necessary for land forces to field a UAV complex that can deliver precision effects en masse to maximise the efficiency of exchange with an enemy.
Authors
- Pages
- 51
- Published in
- Canada
Table of Contents
- _Hlk56610840 4
- Executive Summary 4
- Introduction 6
- I. UAV Design Trade-offs 9
- Airframe 9
- Propulsion and Power 12
- Navigation 14
- Datalinks 16
- Sensors 18
- Effectors 20
- Regulation 22
- II. Assembling the Complex 25
- Mission Sets 25
- Close ISR 27
- Close Strike 28
- Deep ISR 32
- Deep Strike 34
- Enabling Effects 37
- III. Fielding the Mass UAV Precision Complex 39
- Dependencies 39
- Scaling Effect 42
- Swarming and the Impact of Autonomy 45
- Conclusion 48
- About the Authors 51
