Definition
unmanned vehicle
A powered vehicle that does not carry a human operator, can operate autonomously or be controlled remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload.
[Generalized from the DoD definition for UAV].
Background Documents
- Hearing, 23 March 2010, Rise of the Drones: Unmanned Systems and the Future of WarMarch 23, 2010, the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing to address the rise in unmanned systems technology and the implications for the current U.S. war efforts in the Middle East and South Asia, U.S. national security, and the future of war. Discussion on a variety of operational, political, and legal questions about unmanned systems, as well as related questions about the acquisition process and export controls. This hearing featured two witness panels.
- John Jackson testimony: "Rise of the Drones: Unmanned Systems and the Future of War", March 2010
- QDR 2010
- The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review: An Initial Assessment Backgrounder (2010)Gunzinger, M.; Thomas, J. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- Unmanned Systems - Bibliography 2009Air University Library
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