.亞馬遜網站評為五星推薦作品!
無人駕駛的人造飛行器最早出現於上個世紀20年代,但真正大規模使用卻是在上世紀越南戰爭期間,新世紀以來,無人空中平臺的發展經歷了爆炸性的增長,特別是在全球反恐戰爭中,各類無人空中平臺耀眼的表現,使其當之無愧成為這場持續至今的戰爭中少數幾個亮點,它們對軍事領域的影響甚至可與20世紀初人造飛行器初入天空的時代可比。
本書收錄了冷戰後各國主要無人系統的開發、使用及戰術性能情況全面介紹美軍各種類型,包括海陸空軍和軍情部門所屬的的無人機,及無人機戰略戰術運用最新進展,作者為美國海軍最權威之武器和軍事史專家,著有大量軍事方面尤其是海軍武器方面的各種著作,這也是眾多同類作品中最引人注目的一種! 本書和他的另外一本書『網路中心戰』(即將出版)構成他新世紀最重要的研究成果之一。
Naval weapons expert Norman Friedman presents Unmanned Combat Air Systems: A New Kind of Carrier Aviation, a detailed examination of how the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System aircraft, currently in development, will have enormous repercussions on naval aviation. The unmanned combat air vehicle is the size of a strike fighter, and can potentially complete intelligence missions, surveillance, reconnaissance, and time-sensitive targeting. The X-47B is the first attempt to create such an aircraft; Friedman studies how this aircraft might be used, and compares it to certain current missiles controlled by remote human operators. Black-and-white photographs illustrate this technical, in-depth study of a crucial facet of changing modern warfare. Nothing truly no match to what's mentioned in this book form facts and experience. But when it comes to the futuristic X-47 Umannned Combat Air System, this book is the lead in this field. I highly recommend this book for any Air power researcher. Also, pay attention to the notes in the back pages of this book it has a lot of important information and clarifications Norman Friedman introduces readers to the newest generation of weapon systems to join the inventories of nations around the world. As early as World War II, German scientists began experimenting with unmanned aerial weapons to attack allied aircraft and ships. Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, many nations have taken those original concepts and turned them into a new breed of combat system. Friedman exposes to the readers to that transformation and to the new systems in his latest book "Unmanned Combat Air Systems".